Jibe - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dʒaɪb|

Brit.
|dʒaɪb|

noun
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect (syn: barb, dig, gibe, shaft, shot, slam)
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics (syn: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, match, tally)
- shift from one side of the ship to the other (syn: gybe, jib)
- shift from one side of the ship to the other (syn: gybe, jib)
Examples
Some comics prefer the smutty joke and others the clever jibe.
That's a cheap jibe.
She was tired of his cheap jibes.
His report did not jibe with the facts.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: jibe
he/she/it: jibes
present participle: jibing
past tense: jibed
past participle: jibed
I/you/we/they: jibe
he/she/it: jibes
present participle: jibing
past tense: jibed
past participle: jibed
noun
singular: jibe
plural: jibes
singular: jibe
plural: jibes