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to make a gibe

См. также в других словарях:

  • gibe — [n] ridicule comeback, cutting remark, derision, dig*, dump*, jab, jeer, joke, mockery, parting shot*, put down*, rank out*, sarcasm, scoffing, slam*, sneer, swipe, taunt; concept 278 Ant. commendation, praise gibe [v] ridicule deride, dis*,… …   New thesaurus

  • gibe — [ dʒaıb ] noun count a remark that is intended to hurt someone or make them feel stupid …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gibe / gybe / jibe —    Gibe means to taunt, jeer, make fun of : His classmates gibed Billy Earl for wearing his underwear over his clothes.    Gybe means to swing a fore and aft sail from one side of a sailboat to the other to change course : When the wind shifted,… …   Confused words

  • gibe / gybe / jibe —    Gibe means to taunt, jeer, make fun of : His classmates gibed Billy Earl for wearing his underwear over his clothes.    Gybe means to swing a fore and aft sail from one side of a sailboat to the other to change course : When the wind shifted,… …   Confused words

  • gibe — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, affront, aphorism, apothegm, aspersion, atrocity, back answer, barrack, be merry with, bon mot, boutade, brickbat, bright idea, bright thought, brilliant idea, call names, caustic remark, chaff, comeback …   Moby Thesaurus

  • gibe — UK [dʒaɪb] / US noun [countable] Word forms gibe : singular gibe plural gibes a remark that is intended to hurt someone or to make them feel stupid …   English dictionary

  • make — v 1. fabricate, manufacture, produce, mint; construct, build, assemble, set up; erect, elevate, raise, rear, put up; mold, form, fashion, model, shape, frame; create, invent, originate, devise, contrive, compose, write, put together; cast, block …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • make fun of — Synonyms and related words: be merry with, crack a joke, crack wise, deride, fleer at, fun, gibe at, grin at, hold in derision, jape, jest, joke, josh, kid, kid around, laugh at, laugh to scorn, make a funny, make fun, make game of, make merry… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • gibe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sneer, taunt, jeer, ridicule. See disrespect. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. scoff, sneer, flout; see ridicule . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. taunt, jeer, mock, scoff, ridicule, tease, *ride, deride,… …   English dictionary for students

  • gibe — [dʒaɪb] noun [C] a remark that is intended to hurt someone or to make them feel stupid …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • quip — I. noun Etymology: earlier quippy, perhaps from Latin quippe indeed, to be sure (often ironic), from quid what more at quiddity Date: 1532 1. a. a clever usually taunting remark ; gibe b. a witty or funny observation or response usually made on… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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