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to jibe at sb

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  • 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}. [1913 Webster] 2. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jibe / jive —    Jibe means to make sense, to fit, match : The figures you gave me don t jibe; you need to add them up again.    Jive is a slang word that refers to a glib, deceptive, nonsensical way of speaking or cool jazz: May, stop talking that jive and… …   Confused words

  • jibe / jive —    Jibe means to make sense, to fit, match : The figures you gave me don t jibe; you need to add them up again.    Jive is a slang word that refers to a glib, deceptive, nonsensical way of speaking or cool jazz: May, stop talking that jive and… …   Confused words

  • jibe — jibe1 [jīb] vi. jibed, jibing [< Du gijpen, to shift over (of sails), orig., to gasp for air: see JIB2] 1. to shift from one side of a ship to the other when the stern passes across a following or quartering wind: said of a fore and aft sail… …   English World dictionary

  • Jibe — (j[imac]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jibed} (j[imac]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Jibing} (j[imac]b [i^]ng).] [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jibe — index comport (agree with), concur (agree) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • jibe — *agree, harmonize, accord, conform, square, tally, correspond …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • jibe — [v] agree accord, conform, correspond, dovetail, fit, fit in, go, harmonize, match, resemble, square, tally; concept 664 Ant. clash, disagree …   New thesaurus

  • jibe — m. Cuba. Criba usada principalmente por los obreros de la construcción …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • jibe — [1] (also gibe) ► NOUN ▪ an insulting or mocking remark. ► VERB ▪ make jibes. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French giber handle roughly : related to JIB(Cf. ↑jibber) …   English terms dictionary

  • Jibe — A jibe or gybe is a sailing maneuver where a sailing vessel turns its stern through the wind, such that the wind direction changes from one side of the boat to the other. For square rigged ships, this is called wearing ship and involves bringing… …   Wikipedia

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