Definition of gib

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