gib

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see also: GiB

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɪb/
• UK sometimes also IPA: /dʒɪb/

Noun

gib (plural gibs)

1. A bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place.
2. A castrated male cat or ferret.
3. A male cat; a tomcat.
4. A hooked prolongation on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.

Verb

gib (gibs, present participle gibbing; past and past participle gibbed)

1. To fasten in place with a gib.

Noun

gib (plural gibs)

1. (video games) Miscellaneous pieces of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.

Verb

gib (gibs, present participle gibbing; past and past participle gibbed)

1. (transitive, video games) To blast an enemy or opponent into gibs.

Pronunciation

• (New Zealand) IPA: /dʒɘb/

Noun

gib (uncountable)

1. (New Zealand) plasterboard.

Verb

gib (gibs, present participle gibbing; past and past participle gibbed)

1. (New Zealand) To install plasterboard.

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GiB

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Noun

gib (plural gibs)

1. SI abbreviation for gibibyte or gibibytes.

Synonyms

• GB

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