Synonyms for gybe

Most common

jib · wear

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Verb

Antonyms

tack

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.

Forms

Past participle

gybed
e.g. gybed → jibbed, weared…

Example sentences

• wear It was cold last night, yet he didn't wear a coat.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

jib¹

4 letters

wear¹