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gib

/dʒɪb/ · noun

Meaning

  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.
  5. To fasten in place with a gib.
  6. Miscellaneous pieces of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.
  7. To blast an enemy or opponent into gibs.
  8. Plasterboard.
  9. To install plasterboard.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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