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Webster 1913 Edition


Gib

Gib

,
Noun.
[Abbreviated fr.
Gilbert
, the name of the cat in the old story of “Reynard the Fox”, in the “Romaunt of the Rose”, etc.]
A male cat; a tomcat.
[Obs.]

Gib

,
Verb.
I.
To act like a cat.
[Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.

Gib

,
Noun.
[Etymol. uncertain.]
A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together, or to afford a bearing surface; – usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw.
Gib and key
, or
Gib and cotter
(Steam Engine)
,
the fixed wedge or gib, and the driving wedge,key, or cotter, used for tightening the strap which holds the brasses at the end of a connecting rod.

Gib

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gibbed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Gibbing
.]
To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs.
Gibbed lathe
,
an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight.

Gib

,
Verb.
I.
To balk. See
Jib
,
Verb.
I.
Youatt.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gib

GIB

,
Noun.
A cat. [Not in use.]

GIB

,
Verb.
I.
To act like a cat. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


Gib

Gib

See also: gib, GIB, GiB, and Gib.

English

Noun

Gib (plural Gibs)

  1. (computing) Abbreviation of gibibit. (210 (1024) megabits (mebibits) or 230 (1,073,741,824) bits)

Synonyms

  • (gigabit): Gb

gib

gib

See also: Gib, GIB, GiB, and Gib.

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɪb/, /dʒɪb/

Noun

gib (plural gibs)

  1. A bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place.
  2. A castrated male cat or ferret.
  3. A male cat; a tomcat.

Translations

Verb

gib (third-person singular simple present gibs, present participle gibbing, simple past and past participle gibbed)

  1. To fasten in place with a gib.

Etymology 2

Shortened from giblet.

Noun

gib (plural gibs)

  1. (video games) Miscellaneous pieces of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.

Verb

gib (third-person singular simple present gibs, present participle gibbing, simple past and past participle gibbed)

  1. (video games) To blast an enemy or opponent into gibs.

Etymology 3

From the trademark GIB, registered by Fletcher Building Holdings Limited, the major brand of plasterboard in New Zealand.

Noun

gib (uncountable)

  1. (New Zealand) plasterboard.

Verb

gib (third-person singular simple present gibs, present participle gibbing, simple past and past participle gibbed)

  1. (New Zealand) To install plasterboard.
    • 2014 October 4, Chris Hutching, “An earthquake repair story from the south”, in NBR:
      As the wallpaper stripping progresses the damage to walls becomes more apparent. It may require more variation orders for gibbing of walls as well as ceilings.

Anagrams


German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡiːp/ (chiefly in formal speech)
  • IPA(key): /ɡɪp/ (overall more common)

Verb

gib

  1. Imperative singular of geben.

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • gibaj

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʲip]

Verb

gib

  1. second-person singular imperative of gibaś

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gybъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡîːb/

Noun

gȋb m (Cyrillic spelling ги̑б)

  1. movement (of body or a body part)
  2. fold
  3. joint

Declension

References

  • gib” in Hrvatski jezični portal