Jibe

What do we mean by jibe?

To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a vessel to the other while sailing before the wind so as to sail on the opposite tack. intransitive verb

To cause (a sail) to jibe. intransitive verb

The act of jibing. noun

To be in accord; agree. intransitive verb

Nautical, to cause (a fore-and-aft sail) to swing over to the other side when the wind is aft or on the quarter.

Nautical, to change from one tack to the other without going about; shift a fore-and-aft Bail from one side to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter.

To agree; be in harmony or accord; work together: as, the two plans did not seem to jibe.

A less common form of jib.

See gibe. noun

To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See jibe, v. t., and gybe. intransitive verb

To agree; to harmonize. intransitive verb

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. transitive verb

A facetious or insulting remark, a jeer or taunt. noun

A manoeuver in which the stern of a sailing boat or ship crosses the wind. noun

Sudden sweep of the boom of a sailboat across from one side of the boat to the other. noun

To perform a jibe verb

To agree. verb

To cause to execute a jibe verb

Shift from one side of the ship to the other verb

A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.

Words that are spelled similarly to jibe:
jibe.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word jibe:
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Words that rhyme with jibe:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe jibe:
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Consonant match to jibe:
job, jab, jib, gibe, jeb, jobe, gibb, jubb.

Words that sound like jibe:
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