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jibe¹ Definition

jibe (jīb)

intransitive verb jibed, jib·ing

  1. to shift from one side of a ship to the other when the stern passes across a following or quartering wind: said of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom
  2. to change the course of a ship so that the sails shift thus
  3. Informal to be in harmony, agreement, or accord: often with with accounts that don't jibe

Etymology: < Du gijpen, to shift over (of sails), orig., to gasp for air: see jib

transitive verb

Naut. to cause to jibe

noun

an act of jibing

jibe² Definition

jibe (jīb)

intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun jibed, jib·ing

gibe

jibe² Related Forms
jiber noun
jibe* Synonyms

jibe*

v.

agree, correspond, match, accord; see agree, resemble.

jibe Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • make: Rather, they should restrict themselves from making offensive jibes at minority ethnic groups.
  • get: I do get jibes because I might or might not do as much as someone else.
  • resist: I could not resist a jibe to Geoff that " my boat is in better condition than yours!
  • face: Mr Kennedy has faced jibes about his widely rumored alcoholism for several years.
  • take: He was a proud Highlander and he didn't take the jibes of Johnson very well, " he said.
  • suffer: John Henry Keating As the eldest member of the team, John suffers many cruel jibes about baldness and incontinence.

Adjective modifier

  • Nazi: LONDON Mayor Ken Livingstone has been suspended for a month for bringing his office into disrepute by making a Nazi jibe.
  • cruel: John Henry Keating As the eldest member of the team, John suffers many cruel jibes about baldness and incontinence.
  • cheap: I'll pass up on your cheap jibes about running quicker than me at Sutton Park last weekend.
  • usual: From this viewpoint he proceeded to attack Ufology with the usual sarcastic jibes.
  • few: The group, after a few half-hearted jibes at Brown's expense reformed their ranks and resumed their homeward journey.
  • old: The old jibe about justice being open to all, like the Ritz, has never been more true.

Modifying Another Word

  • n't: CROSS: That does n't jibe with a $ 20 hooker.
  • not: The results of the UCLA survey do not jibe with a Stanford University study from earlier this year.

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