Thesaurus: jibe

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1. 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.
2. v. i. To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.
3. v. t. To agree; to harmonize.
4. n. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
5. v. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
6. v. shift from one side of the ship to the other
7. 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. 1. (Naut.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe. 2. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq.] Bartlett.
8. To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side ofa vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. SeeGybe.
9. n:33/v:67 v. shift from one side of the ship to the other