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jibe1

Syllabification: (jibe)

Pronunciation: /jīb/

(Britishgybe)

Sailing

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Definition of jibe

verb

[no object] US

change course by swinging a fore-and-aft sail across a following wind:they jibed, and the boat turned over
[with object] swing (a sail or boom) across a following wind.
(of a sail or boom) swing or be swung across a following wind: (as adjective jibing)the skipper was hit by a jibing boom