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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jibe n : 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}, {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" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {correspond}, {check}, {gibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}] 2: shift from one side of the ship to the other of a sail [syn: {gybe}, {jib}, {change course}]
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