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Definition of Jibe
1. Verb. Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics. "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
Specialized synonyms: Consist, Look, Answer, Coincide, Align, Correlate, Parallel, Duplicate, Parallel, Twin, Square, Bear Out, Corroborate, Support, Underpin, Resemble, Conform To, Fit, Meet, Homologize, Befit, Beseem, Suit, Accord, Agree, Concord, Consort, Fit In, Harmonise, Harmonize, Pattern, Adhere, Rhyme, Rime
Related verbs: Check, Check Out, Accord, Agree, Concord, Consort, Fit In, Harmonise, Harmonize
Generic synonyms: Be, Equal
Derivative terms: Agreeable, Agreement, Correspondence, Correspondent, Match
Antonyms: Disagree
2. Noun. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect. "She takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
Generic synonyms: Comment, Input, Remark
Specialized synonyms: Cheap Shot
Derivative terms: Gibe
3. Verb. Shift from one side of the ship to the other. "The sail jibbed wildly"
Definition of Jibe
1. v. t. 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.
2. v. i. To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe,
Definition of Jibe
1. Noun. A facetious or insulting remark, a jeer or taunt. ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) A manoeuver in which the stern of a sailing boat or ship crosses the wind. ¹
3. Noun. (nautical) sudden sweep of the boom of a sailboat across from one side of the boat to the other. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive nautical) To perform a jibe ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To agree. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive nautical) To cause to execute a jibe ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jibe
1. to gibe [v JIBED, JIBING, JIBES] : JIBINGLY [adv] - See also: gibe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jibe
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