jib

(noun, verb)

noun

1. any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

Definition categories: man–made

verb

1. refuse to comply

Similar word(s): balk, baulk, resist

Definition categories: social, disobey

2. shift from one side of the ship to the other

- The sail jibbed wildly

Similar word(s): gybe, jibe

Definition categories: motion, sail