jibe

gibe or jibe¹ (dʒaɪb)

—vb
1.	to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt

—n
2.	a derisive or provoking remark

[C16: perhaps from Old French giber to treat roughly, of uncertain origin]

jibe or jibe¹

—vb

—n

[C16: perhaps from Old French giber to treat roughly, of uncertain origin]

'giber or jibe¹

—n

'jiber or jibe¹

—n

'gibingly or jibe¹

—*adv*

'jibingly or jibe¹

—*adv*

gybe or nautical jibe (dʒaɪb)

—vb
1.	(intr) (of a fore-and-aft sail) to shift suddenly from one side of the vessel to the other when running before the wind, as the result of allowing the wind to catch the leech
2.	to cause (a sailing vessel) to gybe or (of a sailing vessel) to undergo gybing

—n
3.	an instance of gybing

[C17: from obsolete Dutch gijben (now gijpen), of obscure origin]

jibe or nautical jibe

—vb

—n

[C17: from obsolete Dutch gijben (now gijpen), of obscure origin]

jibe, jib or jibb¹ (dʒaɪb, dʒɪb)

—vb, —n
	nautical variants of gybe

jib, jib or jibb¹

—vb, —n

jibb, jib or jibb¹

—vb, —n

jibe² (dʒaɪb)

—vb
	a variant spelling of gibe

'jiber²

—n

'jibingly²

—*adv*

jibe³ (dʒaɪb)

—vb
	informal (intr) to agree; accord; harmonize

[C19: of unknown origin]

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Word Origin & History

jibe

"agree, fit," 1813, of unknown origin, perhaps a figurative extension of earlier jib (v.) "shift a sail or boom" (see jib). OED, however, suggests a phonetic variant of chime, as if meaning "to chime in with, to be in harmony."

jibe

1567, perhaps from M.Fr. giber "to handle roughly," or an alteration of gaber "to mock."

Slang Dictionary

jibe definition

[dʒɑɪb]

in.
to agree; to be in harmony. (See also track.) : Your story just doesn't jibe with the facts.

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Example sentences

He asked how indefinite terms jibe with truth-in-sentencing.

So the figures didn't jibe for what they were putting in there.

The cuts don't seem to jibe with experts' proclamations that the economy is

more stable and growing.

Now, that may not jibe with what you're hearing or what you're reading, but

those are the facts.

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Related Words

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