| Gybe 1. (n.) See Jib. 2. (n. & v.) See Gibe. 3. (v. t. & i.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. Thesaurus Entries back and fill, bear away, bear off, bear to starboard, beat, beat about, box off, break, bring about, bring round, cant, cant round, cast, cast about, change course, change the heading, come about, double a point, fetch about, go about, gybe, heave round, jibe, jibe all standing, miss stays, ply, put about, put back, round a point, sheer, shift, slew, swerve, swing round, swing the stern, tack, throw about, turn, turn back, veer, wear, wear ship, wind, yaw |