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Definition of Gybe
1. Verb. Shift from one side of the ship to the other. "The sail jibbed wildly"
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. Verb. (nautical) To change tack with the wind crossing behind the boat. (Mostly used of boats and other small sailing craft — the corresponding manoeuver in a sailing ship is to wear.) ¹
2. Verb. (nautical) To shift a fore-and-aft sail suddenly and forcefully from one side to the other, while sailing before the wind. (also jibe.) ¹
3. Verb. To sneer (see gibe.) ¹
4. Verb. ''gybe at'': to hesitate, vacillate, or balk when faced with a proposal, plan, or course of action. (''Obsolete'') ¹
5. Noun. The act of gybing. ¹
6. Noun. A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a boat is sailing. ¹
7. Noun. A sudden change in direction or approach; vacillation. ¹
8. Noun. A sneer. (see gibe.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gybe
1. to shift from side to side while sailing [v GYBED, GYBING, GYBES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gybe
| gweilo gweilos gweipo gweipos gwerz gwihabaite gwine gwiniad gwiniads gwyniad | gwyniads gyal gyall gyalls gyals gybe (current term) gybed gybes gybing gyeld | gyelds gyil gyils gylanic gylanies gylany gylden gyle gym gym-diol |
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