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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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jib ²  (jb)

intr.v. jibbed, jib·bing, jibs

To stop short and turn restively from side to side; balk.

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jibber n.

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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

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jib

n jib [dʒib]

1 a three-cornered sail on the front mast of a ship. kluiwer شِراع مُثَلَّث кливер kosatka fok der Klüver φλόκος foque kliiver بادبان سه گوش جلوی کشتی viistopurje foc מִפרָש חָלוּץ क्रेन की बाहे जिससे चीजे उठाई जाती हैं flok, prečka orrvitorla layar segitiga fokka, framsegl fiocco 船首三角帆 뱃머리의 삼각형 돛 kliveris klīveris layar cucur kluiver fokk kliwer bujarrona trincă кливер kosatka prednje trikotno jadro, flok prikosnik klyvare ใบเรือผืนเล็กทิ่อยู่หน้าใบเรือใหญ่ flok yelkeni 船首三角帆 клівер جہاز کے اگلے مستول سے بندھا تکونا بادبان cánh buồm tam giác 船首三角帆

2 the jutting-out arm of a crane. arm ذِراع المِرْفاع стрела на кран rameno jeřábu kranarm der überragende Arm eines Kranes βραχίονας γερανού aguilón, brazo (kraana)nool بازوی متحرک nostovarsi flèche זְרוֹע הַעֲגוֹרָן तिकोनापाल krak dizalice darukar tangan mesin derek lyftiarmur, bóma braccio クレーンの腕 크레인의 팔 부분 krano strėlė (celtņa) strēle jib kraanarm kranarm, utligger ramię dźwigu braço do guindaste braţ de ma­cara стрела крана rameno (žeriava) krak žerjava strela na kranu kranarm แขนของปั้นจั่น vinç kolu 起重臂 укосина, стріла حمالہ یا رافع کل کا آگے نکلا ہوا بازو cần máy trục 起重臂