English dictionary
jibe
/dZ//aI/b/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
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be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Source: WordNet 3.0
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shift from one side of the ship to the other
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See <u>Gybe</u>.
Source: webster1913
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To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See <u>Jibe</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and <u>Gybe</u>.
Source: webster1913