jibe
1or gibe, gybe, jib, jibb
- to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
- to alter course so that a fore-and-aft sail shifts in this manner.
- to cause to jibe.
- the act of jibing.
Origin of jibe
1jibe
2jibe
3- to be in harmony or accord; agree: The report does not quite jibe with the commissioner's observations.
Origin of jibe
3Synonyms for jibe
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comgibe
1or jibe
- to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
- to taunt; deride.
- a taunting or sarcastic remark.
Origin of gibe
1Synonyms for gibe
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harmonize, conform, correspond, dovetail, accord, square, fit, resemble, tally, go, matchExamples from the Web for jibe
Contemporary Examples of jibe
This jibe comes after ads in which Davis attacked the paralyzed Abbot for not caring about other wheelchair-bound Texans.
But when that clinical research does not jibe with AHA dogma, it is ignored.
This factor seems to jibe with our overall rankings more than any other component.
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July 30, 2013
Nor does it jibe with Habayit Hayehudi's long-standing preference to harness the Housing Ministry for settlement building.
The jibe is off-key too because Wilde himself was hardly immune to the sentimental and even the mawkish.
Historical Examples of jibe
Gee whiz, Commodore, if you jibe over like that you'll go by the board.
Peggy Stewart at SchoolGabrielle E. Jackson
He bowed his head in a misery so abject that Mata forbore to jibe.
The Dragon PainterMary McNeil Fenollosa
Featherstone felt the jibe, but he was furious at the intrusion.
Colorado JimGeorge Goodchild
It was mean of me—yes, I must say it—it was mean of me to jibe you.
The JucklinsOpie Read
Ease up main and jib-sheets, boys, and stand clear for a jibe.
The Pirate IslandHarry Collingwood
jibe
1jib or jibb (dʒɪb)
- nautical variants of gybe
jibe
2- a variant spelling of gibe 1
jibe
3- (intr) informal to agree; accord; harmonize
Word Origin for jibe
gibe
1jibe
- to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt
- a derisive or provoking remark
Word Origin for gibe
gibe
2- a variant spelling of gybe
Word Origin and History for jibe
"agree, fit," 1813, of unknown origin, perhaps a figurative extension of earlier jib, gybe (v.) "shift a sail or boom" (see jib). OED, however, suggests a phonetic variant of chime, as if meaning "to chime in with, to be in harmony." Related: Jibed; jibes; jibing.
1560s, perhaps from Middle French giber "to handle roughly," or an alteration of gaber "to mock."
gibe
alternative spelling of jibe.