gybe

gybe is a 4-letter English word with 4 senses as noun, noun & verb, transitive/intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: See Jib. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. See Jib.
2. noun & verb. See Gibe.
3. transitive/intransitive verb. 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.
4. verb. shift from one side of the ship to the other

   "The sail jibbed wildly"

   Synonyms: jib, jibe

Synonyms

jib, jibe

Common word forms

gybed, gybes, gybing

Words from these letters

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