gib
[ˈd͡ʒɪb]
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.58 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A strip, wedge, or bolt made from metal or wood and used for holding a machine part in place; usually with features (such as a taper and/or set screws) that allow for fine adjustment of the part's position.
noun
A piece of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.
Example Sentences
- "‘Neuf à la banque,’ quietly said the croupier. With his spatula he faced the Greek's two cards, ‘Et le sept,’ he said unemotionally, lifting up gently the corpses of the seven and queen and slipping them through the wide slot in the table near his chair which leads into the gib metal canister to which all dead cards are consigned."
- "The object is to get the most frags(with some extra enjoyment for quality frags/gibs) […]"
- "Johnny Turbo has a chainsaw leg he can use to slide around and gib enemies […]"
- "Weapons like the Devastator and other explosives make enemies gib into a bloody gore […]"
- "As the wallpaper stripping progresses the damage to walls becomes more apparent. It may require more variation orders for gibbing of walls as well as ceilings."
- "Only gib me some few shingles an’ a flo’, an’ dar yer hev jes ez good a church ez de ’postles ebber hed ter preach in."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: [ˈd͡ʒɪb]