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Verb: gybe  jIb
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: jibe)
  1. (nautical) shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a vessel to the other while sailing before the wind
    "The sail gybed wildly";
    - jibe, jib, change course

Derived forms: gybes, gybing, gybed

Type of: sail

Encyclopedia: Gybe