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jib 1
(jĭb)n.
1. Nautical A triangular headsail set with its luff fastened to a stay rising from the bow, bowsprit, or jib boom.
2.
a. The arm of a mechanical crane.
b. The boom of a derrick.
[Origin unknown.]
jib 2
(jĭb)intr.v. jibbed, jib·bing, jibs
1. To stop short and turn restively from side to side; balk.
2. To perform tricks by jumping onto and maneuvering over fixed obstacles such as railings or platforms. Used especially of snowboarders and skiers.
[Origin unknown.]
jib′ber n.
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jib
(dʒɪb)n
1. (Nautical Terms) nautical any triangular sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
2. cut of someone's jib someone's manner, behaviour, style, etc
3. obsolete
a. the lower lip, usually when it protrudes forwards in a grimace
b. the face or nose
[C17: of unknown origin]
jib
(dʒɪb)vb (intr) , jibs, jibbing or jibbed
1. (often foll by at) to be reluctant (to); hold back (from); balk (at)
2. (of an animal) to stop short and refuse to go forwards: the horse jibbed at the jump.
3. (Nautical Terms) nautical variant of gybe
[C19: of unknown origin]
ˈjibber n
jib
(dʒɪb)n
(Mechanical Engineering) the projecting arm of a crane or the boom of a derrick, esp one that is pivoted to enable it to be raised or lowered
[C18: probably based on gibbet]
jib
(dʒɪb)n
(often plural) dialect South Wales a contortion of the face; a face: stop making jibs.
[special use of jib1 (in the sense: lower lip, face)]
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jib1
or jibb
(dʒɪb)n.
1. any of various triangular sails set forward of a forestaysail or fore-topmast staysail.
2. the inner one of two such sails, set inward from a flying jib.
Idioms: cut of one's jib, one's general appearance.
[1655–65; orig. uncertain]
jib2
(dʒɪb)v.i., v.t. jibbed, jib•bing,
n.
jib3
(dʒɪb)v.i. jibbed, jib•bing.
to balk (usu. fol by at).
[1805–15; perhaps identical with jib 2]
jib′ber, n.
jib4
(dʒɪb)n.
1. the projecting arm of a crane.
2. the boom of a derrick.
[1755–65; appar. short for gibbet]
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jib
Past participle: jibbed
Gerund: jibbing
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| jib |
| Present |
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| I jib |
| you jib |
| he/she/it jibs |
| we jib |
| you jib |
| they jib |
| Preterite |
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| I jibbed |
| you jibbed |
| he/she/it jibbed |
| we jibbed |
| you jibbed |
| they jibbed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am jibbing |
| you are jibbing |
| he/she/it is jibbing |
| we are jibbing |
| you are jibbing |
| they are jibbing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have jibbed |
| you have jibbed |
| he/she/it has jibbed |
| we have jibbed |
| you have jibbed |
| they have jibbed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was jibbing |
| you were jibbing |
| he/she/it was jibbing |
| we were jibbing |
| you were jibbing |
| they were jibbing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had jibbed |
| you had jibbed |
| he/she/it had jibbed |
| we had jibbed |
| you had jibbed |
| they had jibbed |
| Future |
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| I will jib |
| you will jib |
| he/she/it will jib |
| we will jib |
| you will jib |
| they will jib |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have jibbed |
| you will have jibbed |
| he/she/it will have jibbed |
| we will have jibbed |
| you will have jibbed |
| they will have jibbed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be jibbing |
| you will be jibbing |
| he/she/it will be jibbing |
| we will be jibbing |
| you will be jibbing |
| they will be jibbing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been jibbing |
| you have been jibbing |
| he/she/it has been jibbing |
| we have been jibbing |
| you have been jibbing |
| they have been jibbing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been jibbing |
| you will have been jibbing |
| he/she/it will have been jibbing |
| we will have been jibbing |
| you will have been jibbing |
| they will have been jibbing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been jibbing |
| you had been jibbing |
| he/she/it had been jibbing |
| we had been jibbing |
| you had been jibbing |
| they had been jibbing |
| Conditional |
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| I would jib |
| you would jib |
| he/she/it would jib |
| we would jib |
| you would jib |
| they would jib |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have jibbed |
| you would have jibbed |
| he/she/it would have jibbed |
| we would have jibbed |
| you would have jibbed |
| they would have jibbed |
jib
Past participle: jibbed
Gerund: jibbing
| Imperative |
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| jib |
| jib |
| Present |
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| I jib |
| you jib |
| he/she/it jibs |
| we jib |
| you jib |
| they jib |
| Preterite |
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| I jibbed |
| you jibbed |
| he/she/it jibbed |
| we jibbed |
| you jibbed |
| they jibbed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am jibbing |
| you are jibbing |
| he/she/it is jibbing |
| we are jibbing |
| you are jibbing |
| they are jibbing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have jibbed |
| you have jibbed |
| he/she/it has jibbed |
| we have jibbed |
| you have jibbed |
| they have jibbed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was jibbing |
| you were jibbing |
| he/she/it was jibbing |
| we were jibbing |
| you were jibbing |
| they were jibbing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had jibbed |
| you had jibbed |
| he/she/it had jibbed |
| we had jibbed |
| you had jibbed |
| they had jibbed |
| Future |
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| I will jib |
| you will jib |
| he/she/it will jib |
| we will jib |
| you will jib |
| they will jib |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have jibbed |
| you will have jibbed |
| he/she/it will have jibbed |
| we will have jibbed |
| you will have jibbed |
| they will have jibbed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be jibbing |
| you will be jibbing |
| he/she/it will be jibbing |
| we will be jibbing |
| you will be jibbing |
| they will be jibbing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been jibbing |
| you have been jibbing |
| he/she/it has been jibbing |
| we have been jibbing |
| you have been jibbing |
| they have been jibbing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been jibbing |
| you will have been jibbing |
| he/she/it will have been jibbing |
| we will have been jibbing |
| you will have been jibbing |
| they will have been jibbing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been jibbing |
| you had been jibbing |
| he/she/it had been jibbing |
| we had been jibbing |
| you had been jibbing |
| they had been jibbing |
| Conditional |
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| I would jib |
| you would jib |
| he/she/it would jib |
| we would jib |
| you would jib |
| they would jib |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have jibbed |
| you would have jibbed |
| he/she/it would have jibbed |
| we would have jibbed |
| you would have jibbed |
| they would have jibbed |
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Noun 1. [画像:jib - any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)]jib - any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
flying jib - the outermost of two or more jibs
fore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
Verb 1. [画像:jib - refuse to comply]jib - refuse to comply
disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"
2. jib - shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"
sail - travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"
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Translations
ذِراع المِرْفاعشِراع مُثَلَّث
kosatkarameno jeřábu
fokkranarm
fokkajigikeulapurjepuomi
darukarorrvitorla
fokkafokka, framsegllyftiarmur, bóma
kliveriskrano strėlė
klīverisstrēle
kosatka
flok yelkenivinç kolu
jib
1 [dʒɪb]jib
2 [dʒɪb] VI [horse] → plantarse ; [person] → rehusar, negarseto jib at (doing) sth → resistirse a (hacer) algo
he jibbed at it → se negó a aprobarlo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
jib
[ˈdʒɪb] vi [horse] → regimber
to jib at doing sth → rechigner à faire qch
jib at
vt fus [+ plan, idea] → rechigner à to jib at doing sth → rechigner à faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
jib
1 [dʒɪb] vi (horse) → impennarsi ; (person) → impuntarsi, recalcitrareto jib at doing sth → essere restio/a a fare qc
jib
2 [dʒɪb] n (Naut) → fiocco ; (of crane) → braccioCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
jib
(dʒib) noun1. a three-cornered sail on the front mast of a ship. kluiwer شِراع مُثَلَّث кливер bujarrona kosatka der Klüver fok φλόκος foque kliiver بادبان سه گوش جلوی کشتی viistopurje foc מִפרָש חָלוּץ क्रेन की बाहे जिससे चीजे उठाई जाती हैं flok, prečka orrvitorla layar segitiga fokka, framsegl fiocco 船首三角帆 지브(선수의 삼각형 돛) kliveris klīveris layar cucur kluiver fokk kliwer درى اړخيز بادوان چې دبيړۍ په مخكينۍ برخه كښې درول كيږي bujarrona trincă кливер kosatka prednje trikotno jadro, flok prikosnik klyvare ใบเรือผืนเล็กทิ่อยู่หน้าใบเรือใหญ่ flok yelkeni 船首三角帆 клівер جہاز کے اگلے مستول سے بندھا تکونا بادبان cánh buồm tam giác 船首三角帆
2. the jutting-out arm of a crane. arm ذِراع المِرْفاع стрела на кран braço do guindaste rameno jeřábu der überragende Arm eines Kranes kranarm βραχίονας γερανού aguilón, brazo (kraana)nool بازوی متحرک puomi flèche זְרוֹע הַעֲגוֹרָן तिकोनापाल krak dizalice darukar tangan mesin derek lyftiarmur, bóma braccio クレーンの腕 지브(크레인의 팔 같은 부분) krano strėlė (celtņa) strēle jib kraanarm kranarm, utligger ramię dźwigu متحرکه بازو braço do guindaste braţ de macara стрела крана rameno (žeriava) krak žerjava strela na kranu kranarm แขนของปั้นจั่น vinç kolu 起重臂 укосина, стріла حمالہ یا رافع کل کا آگے نکلا ہوا بازو cần máy trục 起重臂
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