jibe

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verb

The definition of jibe is slang for being in agreement.

An example of jibe is when your opinion is in agreement with someone else's opinion.

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jibe

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

Origin of jibe

from Dutch gijpen, to shift over (of sails), origin, originally , to gasp for air: see jib

Naut. to cause to jibe

an act of jibing

noun

alt. sp. of gibe

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jibe

also gybe Nautical

verb

jibed, jib·ing, jibes, also gybed gyb·ing gybes

verb

intransitive

To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a vessel to the other while sailing before the wind so as to sail on the opposite tack.

verb

transitive

To cause (a sail) to jibe.

noun

The act of jibing.

Origin of jibe

Alteration (perhaps influenced by jib ¹) of gybe from obsolete Dutch gijben

intransitive verb

jibed, jib·ing, jibes

To be in accord; agree: Your figures jibe with mine. See Usage Note at jive.

Origin of jibe

Origin unknown

verb

noun

Variant of gibe

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Noun

(plural jibes)

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.
(nautical) A manoeuver in which the stern of a sailing boat or ship crosses the wind, typically resulting in the sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the sailboat to the other.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present jibes, present participle jibing, simple past and past participle jibed)

(intransitive, nautical) To perform a jibe
(intransitive) To agree.
That explanation doesn't jibe with the facts.
(nautical) To cause to execute a jibe

Usage notes

"Jibe" and "jive" have been used interchangeably in the U.S. to indicate the concept "to agree or accord." While one recent dictionary accepts this usage of "jive," most sources consider it to be in error.

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