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 Definitions of jibe  [ʒaɪb]  

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Definition of 'jibe' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) jibe
to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.

2.  jibe
to alter course so that a fore-and-aft sail shifts in this manner.

3. (v.t.) jibe
to cause to jibe.

4. (n.) jibe
the act of jibing.

5. (v.i.) jibe
to be in harmony or accord; agree; correspond.

Etymology:  (1805–15, Amer.; orig. uncert.)

Definition of 'jibe' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe
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"

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

3. (verb) jibe, gybe, jib, change course
shift from one side of the ship to the other
"The sail jibbed wildly"


Definition of 'jibe' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) jibe
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

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

3. (verb) jibe
to agree; to harmonize



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