jibe definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an aggressive ... every chance she gets" [syn: shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe] v 1: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in ... match those on the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree, discord] 2: shift from ... the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [syn: jibe, gybe, jib, change course] Merriam Webster's I. variant of ... swings to the opposite side transitive verb to cause to jibe • jibe also gybe noun III. intransitive verb (jibed; jibing) Etymology: ...
... every chance she gets" [syn: shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe] v 1: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in ... match those on the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree, discord] 2: laugh at ... syn: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe] Merriam Webster's or jibe verb (gibed or jibed; gibing or jibing) Etymology: perhaps from ... or tease with taunting words Synonyms: see scoff • gibe or jibe noun • giber or jiber noun Oxford Reference Dictionary v. & n. (also jibe) --v.intr. (often foll. by at) jeer, mock. --n. an ... did Eustace banter me. --Tennyson. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see jibe Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms I. v. n. ...
... the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [syn: jibe, gybe, jib, change course] Merriam Webster's variant of jibe Oxford Reference Dictionary v. & n. (US jibe) --v. 1 intr. (of a fore-and-aft sail or ... imp. & p. p. Gybed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gybing.] [See Jibe.] (Naut.) To shift from one side of a vessel to ... wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. [Also jibe.]
... derision. JEER, n. Railing language; scoff; taunt; biting jest; flout; jibe; mockery; derision; ridicule with scorn. Midas exposed to all their ... a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery. Midas, exposed to all their jeers, Had lost his ... injury, insult, jab, jab at, jape, jeer at, jeering, jest, jibe, jibe at, knock, leg-pull, make fun of, mock, mockery, obloquy ...
... the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [syn: jibe, gybe, jib, change course] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology ... its shifting from side to side. See Jib, v. i.., Jibe.] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or ... bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc. 2. (Mach ... Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jib Jib, v. i. [Connected with jibe; cf. OF. giber to shake.] To move restively backward or ...
... the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [syn: jibe, gybe, jib, change course] Moby Thesaurus about ship, back and ... double a point, fetch about, go about, gybe, heave round, jibe, jibe all standing, miss stays, ply, put about, put back, round ...
... match those on the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree, discord] 4: go together ... with, identify with, in toto, incline, interchange, interlock, intersect, isochronize, jibe, join, keep in step, keep pace with, lean, lock, look ...
... its shifting from side to side. See Jib, v. i.., Jibe.] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or ... bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc. 2. (Mach ...
... head off, heave round, heel, hook, improve, indirection, inflection, jib, jibe, jibe all standing, knee, lateral, lateralize, lurch, make leeway, make way ...