'Jibe' definitions:

Definition of 'jibe'

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noun
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe]
verb
Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree, discord]
verb
Shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [syn: jibe, gybe, jib, change course]

Definition of 'Jibe'

From: GCIDE
  • Jibe \Jibe\ (j[imac]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jibed (j[imac]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jibing (j[imac]b"[i^]ng).] [Cf. Dan. gibbe, D. gijpen, v. i., and dial. Sw. gippa to jerk. Cf. Jib, n. & v. i.] (Naut.) To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Jibe'

From: GCIDE
  • Jibe \Jibe\, v. i.
  • 1. (Naut.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq.] --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'jibe'

From: GCIDE
  • Gybe \Gybe\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Gybed (j[imac]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Gybing.] [See Jibe.] (Naut.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. [Also jibe.] [1913 Webster]

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