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Gybe vs Ybe - What's the difference?

gybe | ybe |

As verbs the difference between gybe and ybe

is that gybe is to change tack with the wind crossing behind the boat. (Mostly used of boats and other small sailing craft — the corresponding manoeuver in a sailing ship is to wear. while ybe is past participle of lang=en.

As a noun gybe

is the act of gybing.

gybe

English

Alternative forms

* jibe

Verb

(gyb)
  • (nautical) To change tack with the wind crossing behind the boat. (Mostly used of boats and other small sailing craft — the corresponding manoeuver in a sailing ship is to wear.)
  • (nautical) To shift a fore-and-aft sail suddenly and forcefully from one side to the other, while sailing before the wind. (also jibe.)
  • To sneer (see gibe.)
  • gybe at'': to hesitate, vacillate, or balk when faced with a proposal, plan, or course of action. (''Obsolete )

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of gybing.
  • A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a boat is sailing.
  • A sudden change in direction or approach; vacillation.
  • A sneer. (see gibe.)

    • ybe

    English

    Verb

    (head)