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 personlike a missile and intended to have a tellingeffect "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