Jib — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

refuse to comply

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɪb/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɪb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɪb/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈɪb/.

Examples

The sail jibbed wildly

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

resist baulk gybe change course jibe balk

Parts of Speech

noun	any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
verb	refuse to comply
verb	shift from one side of the ship to the other “The sail jibbed wildly”

Word Forms

jib	verb	shift from one side of the ship to the other
resistive	adjective	disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
resistant	adjective	disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
resister	noun	someone who offers opposition
resistance	noun	group action in opposition to those in power
balker	noun	a person who refuses to comply
baulker	noun	a person who refuses to comply
jib	noun	any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausleger

jedes dreieckige Längssegel (vor dem Fockmast)

🇫🇷French

foc

toute voile avant-arrière triangulaire (mise en avant du mât de misaine)

🇪🇸Spanish

foque

cualquier vela triangular de proa a popa (colocada por delante del mástil)

🇮🇹Italian

fiocco

qualsiasi vela triangolare avanti e indietro (posta a prua dell'albero di trinchetto)

🇳🇱Dutch

giek

elk driehoekig voor- en achterzeil (vóór de voormast geplaatst)

🇵🇹Portuguese

lança

qualquer vela triangular dianteira e traseira (colocada à frente do mastro dianteiro)

🇷🇺Russian

кливер

любой треугольный продольный парус (установленный вперед фок-мачты)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाल

कोई भी त्रिकोणीय आगे और पीछे का पाल (अग्रभाग के आगे स्थापित)

🇧🇩Bengali

জিব

যেকোন ত্রিভুজাকার সামনের দিকের পাল

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜிப்

எந்த முக்கோண முன் மற்றும் பின் பாய்மரம் (முன்னோக்கி முன்னோக்கி அமைக்கப்பட்டது)

🇮🇳Telugu

జిబ్

ఏదైనా త్రిభుజాకార ముందు మరియు వెనుక తెరచాప (ముందస్తు ముందుకి సెట్ చేయబడింది)

🇮🇳Marathi

जिब

कोणतीही त्रिकोणी पुढची आणि पाठीमागची पाल (फॉरमास्टच्या पुढे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીબ

કોઈપણ ત્રિકોણાકાર આગળ-પાછળ સઢ (ફોરમાસ્ટની આગળ સેટ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಬ್

ಯಾವುದೇ ತ್ರಿಕೋನ ಮುಂಭಾಗ ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಂಭಾಗದ ನೌಕಾಯಾನ (ಮುಂಚೂಣಿಯಿಂದ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಂದಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജിബ്

ഏതെങ്കിലും ത്രികോണാകൃതിയിലുള്ള മുൻ-പിൻ കപ്പൽ (ഫോർമാസ്റ്റിൻ്റെ മുൻവശത്ത് സ്ഥാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਿਬ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਤਿਕੋਣੀ ਅੱਗੇ-ਅੱਗੇ-ਪਿੱਛੇ ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਜਹਾਜ਼ (ਫੋਰਮਾਸਟ ਦੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਸੈੱਟ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جیب

کوئی بھی سہ رخی آگے اور پیچھے والا جہاز (فورمسٹ کے آگے سیٹ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

三角帆

任何三角形前后帆（位于前桅前方）

🇯🇵Japanese

ジブ

三角形の前後帆（フォアマストの前方に設置）

🇰🇷Korean

지브

앞뒤 삼각형 돛(앞마스트 앞쪽에 위치)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghiêng

bất kỳ cánh buồm hình tam giác nào phía trước và phía sau (đặt về phía trước cột buồm)

🇹🇭Thai

จิ๊บ

ใบเรือหน้าและท้ายรูปสามเหลี่ยมใด ๆ (ตั้งไปข้างหน้าของเสาหน้า)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ألإتجاه

أي شراع مثلثي للأمام والخلف (يوضع أمام الصاري الأمامي)

🇮🇷Persian

بازو

هر بادبان مثلثی جلو و عقب (به جلو از قسمت جلو قرار گرفته)

🇹🇷Turkish

flok

herhangi bir üçgen ileri-geri yelken (pruva direğinin ilerisinde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָלוּץ

כל מפרש משולש קדמי ואחורי (המפרש לפני התורן הקדמי)

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The primary meaning of 'jib' is 'any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)'.

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Using 'jib' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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