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Jibe

Jibe Meaning & Definition
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.

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