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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