jibe
1[ jahyb ]
/ dʒaɪb /
verb (used without object), jibed, jib·ing.
to be in harmony or accord; agree: The report does not quite jibe with the commissioner's observations.
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Origin of jibe
1An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; origin uncertain
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jibe3
or gibe, gybe
[ jahyb ]
/ dʒaɪb /
verb (used without object), jibed, jib·ing.
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.
verb (used with object), jibed, jib·ing.
to cause to jibe.
noun
the act of jibing.
Sometimes jib, (Older Spelling) jibb [jib] /dʒɪb/ .
Origin of jibe
3First recorded in 1685–95; variant of gybe, from Dutch gijben, more commonly gijpen
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jiber, nounjibingly, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for jibe (3 of 3)
jibe3
/ (dʒaɪb) /
verb
(intr) informal to agree; accord; harmonize
Word Origin for jibe
C19: of unknown origin
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