gybe
🇺🇸
/dʒaɪb/
🇬🇧
/dʒaɪb/
verb
R
To turn a boat so the wind moves from one side to the other.
The sailor had to gybe to avoid the oncoming boat.
noun
R
The act of turning a boat so the wind moves from one side to the other.
The sudden gybe of the sailboat surprised everyone on board.
translation
To turn a boat so the wind moves from one side to the other.
The act of turning a boat so the wind moves from one side to the other.
Word Forms
3rd Present
gybes
Past
gybed
Perfect
gybed
Progressive
gybing