Definition of Gybe

1. Verb. Shift from one side of the ship to the other. "The sail jibbed wildly"

Exact synonyms: Change Course, Jib, Jibe
Generic synonyms: Sail
Derivative terms: Jib

Definition of Gybe

1. n. & v. See Gibe.

2. v. t. & i. To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side.

Definition of Gybe

1. to shift from side to side while sailing [v GYBED, GYBING, GYBES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gybe

gweducks
gweducs
gwine
gwiniad
gwiniad
gwiniads
Gwydion
Gwyn
gwyniad
gwyniads
Gwynn
Gy
gyal
gyall
gyals
gybe (current term)
gybed
gybes
gybing
gyeld
gyelds
gylden
gym
gym-diol
gymanstic exercise
gymbal
gymbals
gymkhana
gymkhanas
gymmal

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