Jibe definition
(informal) To be in harmony, agreement, or accord.
Accounts that don't jibe.
verb
(naut.) To cause to jibe.
verb
To shift from one side of a ship to the other when the stern passes across a following or quartering wind.
verb
To change the course of a ship so that the sails shift thus.
verb
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
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To cause (a sail) to jibe.
verb
To be in accord; agree.
Your figures jibe with mine.
verb
An act of jibing.
noun
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.
verb
The act of jibing.
noun
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(intransitive, nautical) To perform a jibe.
verb
(intransitive) To agree.
That explanation doesn't jibe with the facts.
verb
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(nautical) To cause to execute a jibe.
verb
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
jibe
Plural:
jibesOrigin of jibe
- Alteration (perhaps influenced by jib) of gybe from obsolete Dutch gijben
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition