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gib

The correct spelling is gib.

How to pronounce gib

/dʒɪb/
noun

IPA: /dʒɪb/

Say it like: Jib

The correct spelling is gib. A bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place.
  2. 2.A castrated male cat or ferret.
  3. 3.A male cat; a tomcat.
  4. 4.A hooked prolongation on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
  5. 5.Miscellaneous pieces of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.

verb

  1. 1.To fasten in place with a gib.
  2. 2.To blast an enemy or opponent into gibs.
  3. 3.To install plasterboard.

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