Definition of gib Gib

/gɪˈb/ - [gib] - gib

We found 16 definitions of gib from 5 different sources.

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What does gib mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: gibs

gib - a castrated tomcat
gib - a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
  gigabyte, gibibyte, G, GB, GiB
  tebibyte, tib, terabyte, tb a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes
  computer memory unit a unit for measuring computer memory
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • gib (n.)
    A male cat; a tomcat.
  • gib (v. i.)
    To act like a cat.
  • gib (n.)
    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 (v. t.)
    To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs.
  • gib (v. i.)
    To balk. See Jib, v. i.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • gib
    jib, n. the projecting arm of a crane: a wedge-shaped piece of metal holding another in place, &c.—v.t. to fasten with such
  • gib
    jib, n. a cat—Also Gib′-cat (Shak.). [A corr. of Gilbert, as 'Tom-cat,' hardly for glib=lib.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • gib
    A forelock.

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gib in sign language
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