Associations to the word «Gybe»

GYBE, verb. (nautical) To change tack with the wind crossing behind the boat. (Mostly used of boats and other small sailing craft — the corresponding manoeuver in a sailing ship is to wear.)

GYBE, verb. (nautical) To shift a fore-and-aft sail suddenly and forcefully from one side to the other, while sailing before the wind. (also jibe.)

GYBE, verb. To sneer (see gibe.)

GYBE, verb. Gybe at: to hesitate, vacillate, or balk when faced with a proposal, plan, or course of action. (Obsolete)

GYBE, noun. The act of gybing.

GYBE, noun. A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a boat is sailing.

GYBE, noun. A sudden change in direction or approach; vacillation.

GYBE, noun. A sneer. (see gibe.)

GYBE, verb. Shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly".