gib (redirected from gibs)

gib ¹  (gb)

n.

A plain or notched, often wedge-shaped piece of wood or metal designed to hold parts of a machine or structure in place or provide a bearing surface, usually adjusted by a screw or key.

tr.v. gibbed, gib·bing, gibs

To fasten with a gib.

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[Origin unknown.]

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gib ²  (gb)

n.

A male cat, especially a castrated one.

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[Middle English, probably short for the personal name Gilbert.]

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Gib [dʒɪb]

n

(Placename) an informal name for Gibraltar

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gib¹

n

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a metal wedge, pad, or thrust bearing, esp a brass plate let into a steam engine crosshead

vb gibs, gibbing, gibbed

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to fasten or supply with a gib

[of unknown origin]

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gib²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a male cat, esp a castrated one

[probably a shortening and alteration of the proper name Gilbert]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	GiB - a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes gibibyte, gigabyte, GB, G computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory mebibyte, MiB, megabyte, MB, M - a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes tebibyte, TiB, terabyte, TB - a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes
	2.	gib - a castrated tomcat tomcat, tom - male cat