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 jib¹) 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 ¹

Noun

an insulting or taunting remark

Verb

[jibing, jibed]

to make insulting or taunting remarks

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jibe ²

Verb

[jibing, jibed] Informal to be in accord or be consistent: their apparent devotion hardly jibed with what he had heard about them

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jibe ³

Verb

[jibing, jibed]

Noun

Naut same as gybe

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" 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 or gibe

noun 1. jeer, sneer, dig (informal) crack, taunt, snide remark

verb 2. jeer, mock, sneer, taunt

Translations

jibe [dʒaɪb] n → mofa

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jibe [dʒaɪb] n → sarcasme m

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jibe [dʒaɪb] n → beffa