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gibbed

gibbed is the simple past and past participle of gib.

Adjective

gibbed (not comparable)

  1. Fitted with a gib.
  2. (New Zealand) Finished with plasterboard, as opposed to some other surface material.
    • They had also seen a Lockwood show home utilizing a mix of timber and gibbed walls.2014 August 10, “Mangamingi Magic”, in Live magazine
    • They were also clear about the things they didn’t want. No white gibbed walls, for instance. Instead, they have chosen rough-sawn cedar for rustic warmth, embossed wallpapers for texture, wood panelling for Asian drama.2012 December, Sue Hoffart, “Seaside Wellington cottage”, in NZHouse&Garden

Meaning of gib

Verb (1)

gib (third-person singular simple present gibs, present participle gibbing, simple past and past participle gibbed)

  1. To fasten in place with a gib.

Verb (2)

gib (third-person singular simple present gibs, present participle gibbing, simple past and past participle gibbed)

  1. (transitive) To destroy an in-game object so that it turns into gibs.
    • Johnny Turbo has a chainsaw leg he can use to slide around and gib enemies […]2023 August 10, Austin Suther, “Turbo Overkill Review - Become Chainsaw Man”, in TechRaptor
  2. (intransitive) To be turned into gibs.
    • Weapons like the Devastator and other explosives make enemies gib into a bloody gore […]2020 September 24, Antal Bokor, “Review: Over the Top Serious Sam 4 Is More of What you Want”, in Third Coast Review

Verb (3)

gib (third-person singular simple present gibs, present participle gibbing, simple past and past participle gibbed)

  1. (New Zealand) To install plasterboard.
    • 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.2014 October 4, Chris Hutching, “An earthquake repair story from the south”, in NBR

Verb (4)

gib

  1. To give.
    • 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.1880, Albion W. Tourgee, “Red Wing”, in Bricks Without Straw, New York, N.Y.: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert; London: Sampson Low & Co.; Montreal, Que.: Dawson Bros., page 87

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Words formed from gibbed

Phrases with gibbed

Questions about gibbed

What does gibbed mean?
Gibbed means fitted with a gib.
What is gibbed the simple past and past participle of?
Gibbed is the simple past and past participle of gib.
What part of speech is gibbed?
Gibbed is an adjective.

Words near gibbed in the dictionary

  1. gibaros
  2. Gibb
  3. gibbable
  4. Gibbard's theorem
  5. Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem
  6. gibbed
  7. gibbed lathe
  8. gibbed lathes
  9. Gibbens
  10. gibber
  11. gibber plain

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