To jibe with someone is to agree with them. Jibe can also mean “be compatible with or similar to.” If two people jibe, they get along quite well.
To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See
Noun
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead''"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
Verb
shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"
Verb
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "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"
v. i.
To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one
side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter.
See Gybe.
v. i.
To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the
boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.
v. t.
To agree; to harmonize.
Jibe
Jibe
To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See
To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See
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