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ALL meanings of jibe

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  • noun jibe Change course by swinging a fore-and-aft sail across a following wind. 1
  • noun jibe mocking taunt 1
  • transitive verb jibe mock, taunt 1
  • intransitive verb jibe correspond, agree 1
  • intransitive verb jibe sailing: shift side to side 1
  • verb without object jibe to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer. 1
  • verb with object jibe to taunt; deride. 1
  • noun jibe a taunting or sarcastic remark. 1
  • countable noun jibe A jibe is a rude or insulting remark about someone that is intended to make them look foolish. 0
  • verb jibe To jibe means to say something rude or insulting which is intended to make another person look foolish. 0
  • verb jibe If numbers, statements, or events jibe, they are exactly the same as each other or they are consistent with each other. 0
  • verb jibe to agree; accord; harmonize 0
  • intransitive verb jibe gibe 0
  • intransitive verb jibe to shift from one side of a ship to the other when the stern passes across a following or quartering wind 0
  • intransitive verb jibe to change the course of a ship so that the sails shift thus 0
  • intransitive verb jibe to be in harmony, agreement, or accord 0
  • verb transitive jibe to cause to jibe 0
  • noun jibe an act of jibing 0
  • noun jibe (nautical) A manoeuver in which the stern of a sailing boat or ship crosses the wind, typically resulting in the sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the sailboat to the other. 0
  • noun jibe A facetious or insulting remark, a jeer or taunt. 0
  • verb jibe (Intransitive Verb) (nautical) To perform a jibe. 0
  • verb jibe (Transitive Verb) (nautical) To cause to execute a jibe. 0
  • verb jibe (Intransitive Verb) To agree. 0
  • verb jibe To jeer or taunt. 0
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