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Definition of: jibe
(jīb) v. jibed, jib·ing v.t.
1. Naut. To swing from one side of a vessel to the other; said of a fore–and–aft sail or its boom.
2. To change course so that the sails shift in this manner.
—v.t.
3. To cause to swing from one side of a vessel to the other. Also spelled gibe, gybe, jib. [<Du. gijben]
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