gybe
verb /dʒaɪb/
/dʒaɪb/
(also jibe)
[intransitive] (specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gybe | /dʒaɪb/ /dʒaɪb/ |
| he / she / it gybes | /dʒaɪbz/ /dʒaɪbz/ |
| past simple gybed | /dʒaɪbd/ /dʒaɪbd/ |
| past participle gybed | /dʒaɪbd/ /dʒaɪbd/ |
| -ing form gybing | /ˈdʒaɪbɪŋ/ /ˈdʒaɪbɪŋ/ |
- to change direction when sailing with the wind behind you, by moving the sail from one side of the boat to the other compare tack (3)Word Originlate 17th cent.: from obsolete Dutch gijben.