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Jibe Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Jibe? [n] 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" [v] shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [v] 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 do'nt match those on the gun" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Jibe: agree \| barb \| change course \| check \| correspond \| dig \| fit \| gibe \| gibe \| gybe \| jib \| match \| shaft \| shot \| slam \| tally Related Terms \| Find terms related to Jibe: about ship \| accord \| agree \| alter \| ameliorate \| answer to \| assent \| assort with \| back and fill \| be changed \| be consistent \| be converted into \| be of one \| be renewed \| be uniform with \| bear away \| bear off \| bear to starboard \| beat \| beat about \| bottom out \| box off \| break \| bring about \| bring round \| cant \| cant round \| cast \| cast about \| change \| change course \| change the heading \| check \| checker \| chime \| chop \| chop and change \| cohere \| coincide \| come about \| come around \| come round \| concur \| conform \| conform with \| consist with \| cooperate \| correspond \| degenerate \| deteriorate \| deviate \| diverge \| diversify \| double a point \| dovetail \| fall in together \| fetch about \| fit in \| fit together \| flop \| go \| go about \| go together \| go with \| gybe \| hang together \| harmonize \| haul around \| heave round \| hit \| hold together \| improve \| interlock \| intersect \| jibe all standing \| lock \| match \| meliorate \| miss stays \| mitigate \| modulate \| mutate \| overlap \| parallel \| ply \| put about \| put back \| register \| register with \| respond to \| revive \| round a point \| sheer \| shift \| sing in chorus \| slew \| sort with \| square \| square with \| stand together \| swerve \| swing round \| swing the stern \| tack \| take a turn \| tally \| throw about \| turn \| turn aside \| turn back \| turn into \| turn the corner \| undergo a change \| vary \| veer \| warp \| wear \| wear ship \| wind \| worsen \| yaw See Also \| accede \| adhere \| align \| answer \| be \| bear out \| befit \| beseem \| coincide \| comment \| conform to \| consist \| correlate \| corroborate \| duplicate \| equal \| homologize \| look \| meet \| overlap \| parallel \| pattern \| remark \| resemble \| rhyme \| rime \| sail \| square \| suit \| support \| twin \| underpin Jibe In Webster's Dictionary \Jibe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jibed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jibing}.] [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}. \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}. 2. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.

Jibe Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jibe?

[n] 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"
[v] shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"
[v] 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 do'nt match those on the gun"

Jibe In Webster's Dictionary

\Jibe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jibed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Jibing}.] [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}.


\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}.

2. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.

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