"jib" in the noun sense

1. jib

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

"jib" in the verb sense

1. resist, balk, baulk, jib

refuse to comply

2. jibe, gybe, jib, change course

shift from one side of the ship to the other

"The sail jibbed wildly"

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