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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe] v
1: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree, discord]
2: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [syn: jibe, gybe, jib, change course]

Merriam Webster's

I. variant of gibe II. verb also gybe (jibed; also gybed; jibing; also gybing) Etymology: perhaps modification of Dutch gijben Date: 1693 intransitive verb 1. to shift suddenly and forcibly from one side to the other — used of a fore-and-aft sail 2. to change a vessel's course when sailing with the wind so that as the stern passes through the eye of the wind the boom swings to the opposite side transitive verb to cause to jibe • jibe also gybe noun III. intransitive verb (jibed; jibing) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1813 to be in accord ; agree

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. var. of GIBE. 2. US var. of GYBE. 3. v.intr. with) US colloq. agree; be in accord. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jibe Jibe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jibed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jibing.] [Cf. Dan. gibbe, D. gijpen, v. i., and dial. Sw. gippa to jerk. Cf. Jib, n. & v. i.] (Naut.) 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 Gybe.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jibe Jibe, v. i. 1. (Naut.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe. 2. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gybe Gybe, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Gybed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gybing.] [See Jibe.] (Naut.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. [Also jibe.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(jibes, jibing, jibed) Note: The spelling 'gibe' is also used for meanings 1 and 2. 1. A jibe is a rude or insulting remark about someone that is intended to make them look foolish. ...a cheap jibe about his loss of hair... N-COUNT 2. To jibe means to say something rude or insulting which is intended to make another person look foolish. (WRITTEN) 'No doubt he'll give me the chance to fight him again,' he jibed, tongue in cheek. VERB: V with quote 3. If numbers, statements, or events jibe, they are exactly the same as each other or they are consistent with each other. (mainly AM) The numbers don't jibe... How did your expectations jibe with the reality? = tally V-RECIP: pl-n V, V with n

Moby Thesaurus

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