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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

Etymology

Unknown (18th century). Perhaps abbreviated from Gilbert, the name of the cat in the old story of Reynard the Fox, in the Romaunt of the Rose, etc.

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