jib

jib ¹  (jb)

n.

1. Nautical A triangular sail stretching from the foretopmast head to the jib boom and in small craft to the bowsprit or the bow.

2.

a. The arm of a mechanical crane.

b. The boom of a derrick.

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[Origin unknown.]

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jib ¹

Noun

1. Naut a triangular sail set in front of the foremast

2. the cut of someone's jib a person's manner or style [origin unknown]

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jib ²

Verb

[jibbing, jibbed] Chiefly Brit

1. (of an animal) to stop short and refuse to go forwards: my animal jibbed three times

2. jib at to object to: he jibs at any suggestion that his side are the underdogs [origin unknown]

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jib ³

Noun

the projecting arm of a crane [probably from gibbet]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jib - any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) flying jib - the outermost of two or more jibs fore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
Verb	1.	jib - refuse to comply balk, baulk, resist disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"
	2.	jib - shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" change course, gybe, jibe sail - travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"

Translations

jib [dʒɪb] vi [horse] → plantarse;

to jib at doing sth → resistirse a hacer algo

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jib [dʒɪb] n (Naut) → foc m [of crane]; flèche f

vi [horse] → regimber;

to jib at doing sth → rechigner à faire qch

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jib [dʒɪb] n (Naut) → Klüver m;

(of crane) → Ausleger m

vi (horse) → scheuen, bocken;

to jib at doing sth → sich dagegen sträuben, etw zu tun

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jib [dʒɪb] n (NAUT) → fiocco; [of crane] → braccio

vi [horse] → impennarsi;

to jib at doing sth → essere restio a fare qc