JIBE
\d͡ʒˈa͡ɪb], \dʒˈaɪb], \dʒ_ˈaɪ_b]\
Definitions of JIBE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
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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"
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shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"
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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"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
By Princeton University
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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"
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shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"
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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"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To agree; to harmonize.
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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.
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To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.
By Oddity Software
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To agree; to harmonize.
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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.
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To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald