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Meaning of 'gybe' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gybe [ n.]
- See Jib.
2 . Gybe [ n. & v.]
- See Gibe.
3 . Gybe [ 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.

Meaning of 'gybe' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gybe [ v]
Meaning (1):
- shift from one side of the ship to the other
Example in sentence:
  • The sail jibbed wildly

Nearby Words:

gyb gybed gybing

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