jib

[US]/dʒɪb/
[UK]/dʒɪb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. hesitate or fidget in making a decision or taking an action; come to a standstill; shift position
n. triangular sail at the front of a ship; the arm of a crane.

Phrases & Collocations

jib crane

jib boom

jib sail

jib sheet

jibber-jabber

Example Sentences

jib at working overtime

he jibs at paying large bills.

We set the flying jib and cracked on.

Trent held the jib back, sailing the catamaran stern on.

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

Then, as they were just passing the Round Tower, the young man shouted: "Stand by there to lower the topsails and jib; brail up the spanker!"

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