Definition of jib

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • jib is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • jib is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • jib is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of jib


  • shift from one side of the ship to the other (verb)

    Examples

    1. The sail jibbed wildly

    Synonyms

    1. change course
    2. gybe
    3. jibe
  • refuse to comply (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. balk
    2. baulk
    3. resist
  • any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) (noun)

See definition of jib in Merriam Webster