Jib

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Definitions:

Noun

jib

Definition: any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

Definition: A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.

Definition: The projecting arm of a crane.

Definition: One who jibs or balks, refusing to continue forward.

Definition: Crystal meth.

Definition: The mouth, sometimes particularly the tongue, underlip, or tooth.

Verb

resist balk baulk jib

Definition: refuse to comply

jibe gybe jib change course

Definition: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"

Definition: To shift, or swing around, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.

Definition: To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse).