jibe

jibe ¹ also gybe  (jb) Nautical

v. jibed also gybed, jib·ing also gyb·ing, jibes also gybes

v.intr.

To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a vessel to the other while sailing before the wind so as to sail on the opposite tack.

v.tr.

To cause (a sail) to jibe.

n.

The act of jibing.

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[Alteration (perhaps influenced by jib) of gybe, from obsolete Dutch gijben.]

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jibe ²  (jb)

intr.v. jibed, jib·ing, jibes Informal

To be in accord; agree: Your figures jibe with mine.

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[Origin unknown.]

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jibe ³  (jb)

v. & n.

Variant of gibe.

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jibe¹, jib, jibb [dʒɪb]

vb & n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical variants of gybe

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jibe²

vb

a variant spelling of gibe

jiber  n

jibingly  adv

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jibe³

vb

(intr) Informal to agree; accord; harmonize

[of unknown origin]

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jibe - Meaning "be compatible, consistent," it may come from the earlier jibe, "to shift a sail from side to side while sailing in the wind."

See also related terms for sailing.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jibe - 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" barb, gibe, shaft, dig, slam, shot comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" cheap shot - an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person
Verb	1.	jibe - 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" correspond, gibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check consist - be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous; "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end" check out, check - be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!" look - accord in appearance with; "You don't look your age!" answer - match or correspond; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave" coincide - be the same; "our views on this matter coincided" align - be or come into adjustment with correlate - to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?" parallel - be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours" twin, duplicate, parallel - duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" square - be compatible with; "one idea squares with another" bear out, underpin, corroborate, support - support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" equal, be - be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" resemble - appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" conform to, fit, meet - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" homologize - be homologous; "A person's arms homologize with a quadruped's forelimbs" befit, beseem, suit - accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" accord, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, consort, agree - go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" pattern - form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before" adhere - be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules" rime, rhyme - be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable; "hat and cat rhyme"
	2.	jibe - shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" change course, gybe, jib sail - travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"

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jibe gibe

noun

jeer, sneer, dig (informal), crack, taunt, snide remark a cruel jibe about her weight

verb

jeer, mock, sneer, taunt 'What's the matter, can't you read?' she jibed.

Translations

jibe [ˈdʒaɪb] n (= mocking remark) → sarcasme m

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jibe

n jibe, gibe [dʒaib]

a cruel or unkind remark or taunt cruel jibes. hoon, smaad, haatlik ملاحَظَه جارحَه подигравка posměch spydighed der Hohn κοροϊδία, χλευασμός mofa, sarcasmo, pulla mõnitus اهانت؛ تمسخر piikki moquerie עֲקִיצָה פּוֹגַעַת उपहास करना snishodljiva primjedba csúfolódás, gúnyolódás ejekan kasar hæðnisorð beffa, derisione あざけり 조롱, 우롱 pašaipa izsmiekls; zobgalība ejekan; sindiran hatelijkheid spydighet, hån drwina graçola bătaie de joc насмешка posmech roganje poruga gliring, hån การหัวเราะเยาะ; การเยาะเย้ย;การเสียดสี; การถากถาง hakaret, küçültücü söz 嘲諷嘲弄 насмішка طنز، طعن sự chế nhạo 嘲弄

v

(withat) to make fun (of) unkindly. beskimp, bespot يَهْزأ، يَسْخَر من присмивам се posmívat se være spydig höhnen κοροϊδεύω, χλευάζω mofarse mõnitama مسخره کردن pilkata se moquer de לִלעוֹג ताना मारना izrugivati se gúnyolódik mengejek hæða beffare, deridere あざける 조롱하다 pašiepti izsmiet; zoboties mengejek; menyindir spotten met håne, gjøre narr av kpić troçar a‑şi bate joc насмехаться posmievať sa rogati se rugati se håna, pika หัวเราะเยาะ; เยาะเย้ย; เสียดสี; ถากถาง hakaret etmek 嘲諷嘲弄 насміхатися, кепкувати ہنسی اڑانا chế nhạo 嘲弄