jib

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. Nautical A triangular sail stretching from the foretopmast head to the jib boom and in small craft to the bowsprit or the bow.
2. n. The arm of a mechanical crane.
3. n. The boom of a derrick.
4. v. To stop short and turn restively from side to side; balk.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. Same as jibe.
2. n. Nautical, adjective large triangular sail set on a stay forward of the foremast. In large vessels it extends from the end of the jib-boom toward the foretopmast-head; in schooners and sloops from the bowsprit-end toward the foremast-head. The flying jib is set outside of the jib, and the jib-o'-jib outside of the flying jib. When two smaller jibs are carried on one boom, instead of one larger one, they are distinguished as the inner and outer jibs. See balloon-jib, and cut under sail.
3. To pull against the bit, as a horse; move restively sidewise or backward.
4. n. Same as jibber.
5. n. The projecting arm of a crane: same as gib, 5.
6. n. A stand for beer-barrels.
7. n. The under lip.
8. n. The boom of a derrick; the inclined strut in a derrick, which can be swung in a vertical as well as a horizontal plane.

Wiktionary

1. v. Of a horse, to stop and refuse to go forward.
2. v. figuratively To stop doing something, to become reluctant to proceed with an activity.
3. n. nautical A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.
4. n. nautical Usually with a modifier, any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
5. n. The projecting arm of a crane
6. n. A crane used for mounting and moving a video camera
7. n. An object that is used for performing tricks while skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, inline skating, or biking. These objects are usually found in a terrain park or skate park.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (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
2. n. (Mach.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.
3. n. One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.
4. n. A stationary condition; a standstill.
5. v. engraving To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk.
6. (Chiefly Naut.) To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. shift from one side of the ship to the other
2. v. refuse to comply
3. n. any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)