jib
any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) • Hypernyms: fore-and-aft sail • Hyponyms: flying jib
1. refuse to comply • Syn: resist, balk, baulk • Derivationally related forms: baulker (for: baulk), balker (for: balk), resistive (for: resist), resistant (for: resist), resister (for: resist), resistance (for: resist) • Hypernyms: disobey • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s PP 2. shift from one side of the ship to the other - The sail jibbed wildly • Syn: jibe, gybe, change course • Hypernyms: sail • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s
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