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jibe::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | change course, gybe, jib |
| Type of | sail |
jibe::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, match, tally |
| Type of | be, equal |
| Has types | bear out, befit, beseem, parallel, accord, adhere, agree, align, answer, pattern, resemble, rhyme, rime, square, suit, support, twin, underpin, coincide, concord, consist, consort, correlate, corroborate, duplicate, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, homologize, look |
| Verb group | check, check out, harmonize, concord, agree, fit in, consort, accord, harmonise |
Examples of jibe
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Palin's jibe at Obama is particularly puzzling given her own record in politics.
From the guardian.co.uk
Our ingredient list didn't exactly jibe with the type of food he grew up eating.
From the sfgate.com
Thomas More will one day see to it that Tyndale, too, burns alive for that jibe.
From the theatlantic.com
These findings don't jibe very well with traditional notions of military service.
From the theatlantic.com
These rather unnerving results jibe with those of another new study of sitting.
From the well.blogs.nytimes.com
His conduct and teachability simply didn't jibe with the facility's structure.
From the inrich.com
A Portuguese jibe at any other country is something I'd love to hear for a change.
From the economist.com
Jibe still charges applicants to apply for jobs, but is now using a credit system.
From the techcrunch.com
Sometimes cravings jibe well with exercise and running, and sometimes not so much.
From the eu.techcrunch.com
- Match: 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"
- Shot: 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"
- Shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"
- A jibe or gybe is a sailing maneuver where a sailing vessel (which is sailing before the wind) turns its stern through the wind, such that the wind direction changes from one side of the boat to the other. ...
- (Jibing) These boats are so beamy that in a downwind situation the preventer can be secured far outboard, giving the main a lead that results in a nice wide, flat sail area and absolute control over the boom. ...
- To change direction by turning down wind and then continuing to turn until you are going in the other direction.
- Refers to being in agreement: Our views on everything from baseball to Socrates seem to jibe.
- To change direction so that the sail is flown on the opposite side by turning away from the wind.
- Hanging sail from one side to another with wind astern.
