gib

Noun

1. A castrated male cat or ferret.
2. A male cat; a tomcat.
3. A hooked prolongation on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
4. The lower lip of a horse.

Verb

To fasten in place with a gib.

Verb

1. (transitive) To destroy an in-game object so that it turns into gibs.
2. (intransitive) To be turned into gibs.

Verb

To install plasterboard.

Verb

Pronunciation spelling of give.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɪb/

Etymology

Unknown (14th century). Perhaps abbreviated from Gilbert, the name of the cat in the medieval fables of Reynard the Fox, Romaunt of the Rose, and so on.

Synonyms

jib

gibbet

derrick

tomcat

cog

davit

hanger

joggle

joint

suspender

tenon

tip

derrick boom

gibbet tree

ginpole

crane boom

hanger rod

lifting rod

sag rod

sag tie

temporary lining

swing barboom

swing bar

beldam

dead-load lever

boom

💥

cat

😺

climbing pole

Translations

perno

saplama

pointe

listone

Stift

verbolzen

pivot

erkek kedi

pivotement

gib

قطب

غب

pivòt

oś

gato

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