jibe

/dʤaib/
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jibe

A sailor carefully adjusts the sail to avoid a sudden jibe.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A taunting or sarcastic remark: A "jibe" is a sharp, often mocking comment intended to criticize or make fun of someone.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To be in agreement; to match or correspond: When things "jibe," they are consistent, compatible, or in harmony with each other.
    • (Nautical) To shift a sail or boom suddenly from one side to the other: In sailing, "jibe" refers to the potentially dangerous maneuver of swinging a sail across the wind.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • He couldn't help but laugh at his friend's good-natured jibe.
    • The politician responded calmly to the jibes from the opposition.

  • Verb (to agree):

    • Your account of the event doesn't jibe with the official report.
    • The experimental data jibes perfectly with our theoretical model.

  • Verb (nautical):

    • The wind shifted unexpectedly, causing the sail to jibe violently.
Advanced Usage
  • "to jibe with": This is the standard phrasal construction for the verb meaning "to agree with."
    • Her confident attitude doesn't jibe with her lack of experience.
Variants and Related Words
  • Gibe (noun/verb): This is a common alternate spelling for the noun meaning "taunt" and the verb meaning "to taunt." It is often used interchangeably with "jibe."
    • He ignored the gibes from the crowd.
  • Jibing (adj/gerund): The act of performing a nautical jibe or of making taunting remarks.
    • The sudden jibing of the boom was dangerous.
Synonyms
  • Noun (taunt): taunt, barb, dig, sneer, jeer.
  • Verb (agree): agree, correspond, match, coincide, tally, harmonize.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Jibe with: To correspond or be in agreement with something.
    • His alibi simply doesn't jibe with the known facts.
Related Idioms
  • Not jibe: A common phrase used to indicate a lack of agreement or consistency.
    • Something about his story just doesn't jibe.
jibe

A sailor carefully adjusts the sail to avoid a sudden jibe.

Noun
  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
Verb
  1. shift from one side of the ship to the other
    • The sail jibbed wildly
  2. 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

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