shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe(verb)

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"

match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree(verb)

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"

jibe, gybe, jib, change course(verb)

shift from one side of the ship to the other

"The sail jibbed wildly"

jibe(Noun)

A facetious or insulting remark, a jeer or taunt.

He flung subtle jibes at her until she couldn't bear to work with him any longer.

jibe(Noun)

A manoeuver in which the stern of a sailing boat or ship crosses the wind.

jibe(Noun)

sudden sweep of the boom of a sailboat across from one side of the boat to the other.

jibe(Verb)

To perform a jibe

jibe(Verb)

To agree.

That explanation doesn't jibe with the facts.

jibe(Verb)

To cause to execute a jibe

Jibe(verb)

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(verb)

to change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe

Jibe(verb)

to agree; to harmonize