JIBE
Dictionary entry overview: What does jibe mean?
• JIBE (noun)
The noun JIBE has 1 sense:
1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Familiarity information: JIBE used as a noun is very rare.
• JIBE (verb)
The verb JIBE has 2 senses:
1. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
2. shift from one side of the ship to the other
Familiarity information: JIBE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• JIBE (noun)
Meaning:
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
barb; gibe; jibe; dig; shaft; slam; shot
Context examples:
his parting shot was 'drop dead' / she threw shafts of sarcasm / she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Hypernyms ("jibe" is a kind of...):
comment; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jibe"):
cheap shot (an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person)
• JIBE (verb)
Meaning:
Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
correspond; gibe; jibe; match; tally; agree; fit; check
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "jibe" is one way to...):
be; equal (be identical or equivalent to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "jibe"):
adhere (be compatible or in accordance with)
pattern (form a pattern)
accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)
befit; beseem; suit (accord or comport with)
homologize (be homologous)
conform to; fit; meet (satisfy a condition or restriction)
resemble (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to)
bear out; corroborate; support; underpin (support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm)
square (be compatible with)
duplicate; parallel; twin (duplicate or match)
parallel (be parallel to)
correlate (to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation)
align (align with; be or come into adjustment)
coincide (be the same)
answer (match or correspond)
look (accord in appearance with)
consist (be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous)
rhyme; rime (be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Shift from one side of the ship to the other
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
change course; gybe; jibe; jib
Context example:
The sail jibbed wildly
Hypernyms (to "jibe" is one way to...):
sail (travel in a boat propelled by wind)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
