Complete Definition of "jibe"

English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪb|-aɪb

Noun
en-noun
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  1. A facetious or insulting remark, a jeer or taunt.
  2. nautical A manoeuver in which the stern of a sailing boat or ship crosses the wind.
  3. nautical sudden sweep of the boom of a sailboat across from one side of the boat to the other.

Translations
trans-top|sailing manoeuver
Finnish: myötäkäännös, lehmänkäännös
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trans-top|sudden sweep of a boom of a sailboat
Finnish: jiippi
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Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
en-verb|jib|ing

  1. nautical To perform a jibe
  2. To agree. (That explanation doesn't jibe with the facts.)

Translations
trans-top|to perform a jibe
Finnish: jiipata
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Transitive verb
en-verb|jib|ing

  1. nautical To cause to execute a jibe

Translations

Finnish: jiipata

Alternative spellings

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