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Verb
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jibs, plural;
  1. (of an animal, esp. a horse) Stop and refuse to go on
    • - he jibbed at the final fence
  2. (of a person) Be unwilling to do or accept something
    • - he jibs at paying large bills
Noun
  1. A triangular staysail set forward of the forwardmost mast

  2. The projecting arm of a crane

  1. any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
  2. resist: refuse to comply
  3. jibe: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"
  4. A jib (also spelled jibb) is a triangular staysail set ahead of the foremast of a sailing boat. Its tack is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bow, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and spinnakers are the two main types of headsails on a modern boat.
  5. Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport is a joint civilian/military-use airport situated in Djibouti City, Djibouti. In 2004, the airport served 182,641 passengers.
  6. In cinematography, a jib is a boom device with a camera on one end, and a counterweight and camera controls on the other. It operates like a see-saw, but with the balance point located close to the counterweight, so that the camera end of the arm can move through an extended arc. ...
  7. Jib (الجيب, also transliterated al-Jib) is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located ten kilometers northwest of Jerusalem, in the seam zone of the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Jib had a population of approximately 4,700 in 2006. ...
  8. (JIBS) teeth, esp. front incisors, e.g., “I’ll bust your jibs.”
  9. (Jibs) Is anything in the terrain park that is not a regular jump.
  10. Projecting part of crane from which lifting chain or gear is suspended.
  11. A particularly small foot hold, usually only large enough for the big toe, sometimes relying heavily on friction to support weight.
  12. Riding a snowboard or skis across on a non-snow surface, be it a rail, fun box, or even fallen log.
  13. ( Jibbing, Jibnidge etc ) The act of maneuvering your board in a tricky manner, esp. on top of and around a structure such as a stump, rocks, stairs, rails etc. When you are playing around, messing about, showing off, jumping, flipping, hopping your board etc you are jibbing.
  14. A triangular sail attached to the headstay. A jib that extends aft of the mast is known as a genoa.
  15. Another name for a headsail.
  16. The sail at the front of a boat.
  17. To jib is to refuse to proceed further, as when a jib sail flaps from side to side. One thinks, here, of Kierkegaard's description of the disorienting flapping motion made by the contraction and expansion of the ironist's self. See: BALK, VAGRANT.
  18. The arm on a crane. It adds length to the boom.
  19. To hit a rail, slider, dock, etc. Basically riding/sliding something that isn't water.
  20. Multi functional word (see DUDE); typically used to indicate a piece of or the use of terrain park equipment but may also be used as a replacement for the English words give, pass and tease.
  21. The foremost sail or sails of a sailing vessel.
  22. A small arm that attaches to the dolly, allowing the camera to move sideways.
  23. v. - The act of riding on a surface which is not snow, e.g. fun boxes, rails, etc.  "I thoroughly enjoy jibbing rails in the park"
  24. Also called the 'foresail' because it is in the front of the boat. Some sailboats have several types of jibs that are used for different purposes.
  25. To make contact with the board to a non-snow surface (tree stump, picnic table, rock, etc...), often intended to add style to a jump or trick.