gib

Plural: gibs

Noun

a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
a castrated tomcat
A castrated male cat or ferret.
A male cat; a tomcat.
A hooked prolongation on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
The lower lip of a horse.
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.
Miscellaneous pieces of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.
plasterboard.

Verb

To fasten in place with a gib.
To destroy an in-game object so that it turns into gibs.
To be turned into gibs.
To install plasterboard.
Pronunciation spelling of give.

Origin / Etymology

Unknown (14th century). Perhaps abbreviated from Gilbert, the name of the cat in the medieval fables of Reynard the Fox, Romaunt of the Rose, and so on.

Synonyms

G, GB, gibibyte, gigabyte

Scrabble Score: 6

gib is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gib is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gib is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

gib is a valid Words With Friends word