jib /ˈʤɪb/
 船首三角帆,鐵臂(vi.)移轉,躊躇不前,停止不動


 Jib v. i.  To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk. [Written also jibb.] [Eng.]

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 Jib, v. t. & i.  [imp. & p. p. Jibbed p. pr. & vb. n. Jibbing.] Also Jibb.  Chiefly Naut. To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.

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 Jib n.
 1. Naut. A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibs; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
 2. Mach. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.
 3. One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.
 4.  A stationary condition; a standstill.
 Jib boom Naut., a spar or boom which serves as an extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by another spar called the flying jib boom. [Written also gib boom.]
 Jib crane Mach., a crane having a horizontal jib on which a trolley moves, bearing the load.
 Jib door Arch., a door made flush with the wall, without dressings or moldings; a disguised door.
 Jib header Naut., a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a jib-headed topsail.
 Jib topsail Naut., a small jib set above and outside of all the other jibs.
 The cut of one's jib, one's outward appearance. [Colloq.]


 jib
      n : any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the
          foremast)
      v 1: refuse to comply [syn: resist, balk, baulk]
      2: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail
         jibbed wildly" [syn: jibe, gybe, change course]
      [also: jibbing, jibbed]