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1Jibe — Jibe, v. i. 1. (Naut.) To change a ship s course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See {Jibe}, v. t., and {Gybe}. [1913 Webster] 2. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster] …
2jibe / jive — Jibe means to make sense, to fit, match : The figures you gave me don t jibe; you need to add them up again. Jive is a slang word that refers to a glib, deceptive, nonsensical way of speaking or cool jazz: May, stop talking that jive and… …
3jibe / jive — Jibe means to make sense, to fit, match : The figures you gave me don t jibe; you need to add them up again. Jive is a slang word that refers to a glib, deceptive, nonsensical way of speaking or cool jazz: May, stop talking that jive and… …
4jibe — jibe1 [jīb] vi. jibed, jibing [< Du gijpen, to shift over (of sails), orig., to gasp for air: see JIB2] 1. to shift from one side of a ship to the other when the stern passes across a following or quartering wind: said of a fore and aft sail… …
5Jibe — (j[imac]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jibed} (j[imac]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Jibing} (j[imac]b [i^]ng).] [Cf. Dan. gibbe, D. gijpen, v. i., and dial. Sw. gippa to jerk. Cf. {Jib}, n. & v. i.] (Naut.) To shift, as the boom of a fore and aft sail, from… …
6jibe — index comport (agree with), concur (agree) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7jibe — *agree, harmonize, accord, conform, square, tally, correspond …
8jibe — [v] agree accord, conform, correspond, dovetail, fit, fit in, go, harmonize, match, resemble, square, tally; concept 664 Ant. clash, disagree …
9jibe — m. Cuba. Criba usada principalmente por los obreros de la construcción …
10jibe — [1] (also gibe) ► NOUN ▪ an insulting or mocking remark. ► VERB ▪ make jibes. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French giber handle roughly : related to JIB(Cf. ↑jibber) …
