jibe
jibe¹
Definition
jibe (jīb)
intransitive verb jibed, jib′·ing
- 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
- to change the course of a ship so that the sails shift thus
- 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
jib′er noun
jibe*
Synonyms
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.
