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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gib1 (gib),USA pronunciation n., v., gibbed, gib•bing. n. - a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- [Mach.]
- a thin, wedgelike strip of metal for controlling the area in which a moving part, as the table of a milling machine, slides.
- a keylike part having a head at each end, used with a matching cotter as a fastening. See diag. under exploded view.
- (in carpentry or ironwork) a heavy metal strap for fastening two members together.
v.t. - to fasten (parts) together by means of a gib.
- origin, originally uncertain 1555–65
- a cat, esp. a male cat.
- a castrated cat.
- Middle English gib(be), short for Gilbert proper name 1350–1400
- Place NamesGibraltar.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gib /ɡɪb/ n - a metal wedge, pad, or thrust bearing, esp a brass plate let into a steam engine crosshead
vb (gibs, gibbing, gibbed)- (transitive) to fasten or supply with a gib
Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Gib /dʒɪb/ n - an informal name for Gibraltar
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