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gybing
verb(jibe)to shift suddenly and forcibly from one side to the other —used of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom
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verb(jibe)to change a vessel's course when sailing with the wind so that as the stern passes through the eye of the wind the boom swings to the opposite side
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verb(jibe)to cause (a sail or vessel) to jibe
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verb(jibe)to utter taunting words
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verb(jibe)to deride or tease with taunting words