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jibe
(/dZ//aI/b )

noun (n)

  • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    barb, dig, gibe, shaft, shot, slam
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, match, tally
    Antonym:
    disaccord, disagree, discord
    source: wordnet30
  • shift from one side of the ship to the other(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    change course, gybe, jib
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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