Jibe Definition

jīb
gybes, jibed, jibes, jibing
verb
jibed, jibes, jibing
To shift from one side of a ship to the other when the stern passes across a following or quartering wind.
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To cause to jibe.
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To change the course of a ship so that the sails shift thus.
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To be in harmony, agreement, or accord.
Accounts that don't jibe.
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(intransitive, nautical) To perform a jibe.
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noun
jibes
An act of jibing.
Webster's New World

Gibe.

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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.
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(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.

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Other Word Forms of Jibe

Noun

Singular:
jibe
Plural:
jibes

Origin of Jibe

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Jibe Sentence Examples

  • I could not resist a jibe to Geoff that " my boat is in better condition than yours!

  • The old jibe about justice being open to all, like the Ritz, has never been more true.

  • But it just doesn't jibe with the image you portray of the band.

  • The results of the UCLA survey do not jibe with a Stanford University study from earlier this year.

  • Each acknowledgment of England's improvement is wrapped around a spiky jibe which could wound any fragile psyche in Vaughan's team.

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Words Starting With

JJIJIB

Words Ending With

EBEIBE

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jibe

Words Starting With J and Ending With E

Starts With J & Ends With EStarts With JI & Ends With EStarts With J & Ends With BE

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With J4 Letter Words Ending With E