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gib.

A castrated male cat or ferret.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɪb/[ˈɡɪb]/ˈd͡ʒɪb/[ˈd͡ʒɪb]UK, also, sometimes
  1. A castrated male cat or ferret.

  2. A male cat; a tomcat.

  3. A hooked prolongation on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.

  4. The lower lip of a horse.

Where this word comes from

Unknown (14th century). Perhaps abbreviated from Gilbert, the name of the cat in the medieval fables of Reynard the Fox, Romaunt of the Rose, and so on.

noun/d͡ʒɪb//ɡɪb/
  1. A strip, wedge, or bolt made from metal or wood and used for holding a machine part in place; usually with features (such as a taper and/or set screws) that allow for fine adjustment of the part's position.

Where this word comes from

Unknown (late 18th century).

verb/d͡ʒɪb//ɡɪb/
  1. To fasten in place with a gib.

Where this word comes from

Unknown (late 18th century).

noun/d͡ʒɪb/
  1. A piece of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.

    plural · usually
  2. An instance of gibbing something.

    rare
Where this word comes from

Shortened from giblet.

verb/d͡ʒɪb/
  1. To destroy an in-game object so that it turns into gibs.

    transitive
  2. To be turned into gibs.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Shortened from giblet.

noun/dʒɘb/New-Zealand
  1. plasterboard.

    New-Zealand · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

verb/dʒɘb/New-Zealand
  1. To install plasterboard.

    New-Zealand
Where this word comes from

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

verb
  1. To give.

Where this word comes from

Pronunciation spelling of give

noun
  1. A benefit or handout.

Where this word comes from

Pronunciation spelling of give

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