jibe

noun

/dʒaɪb/

(also gibe)

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jibe (at somebody/something) an unkind or offensive remark about somebody
- He made several cheap jibes at his opponent during the interview.
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
(North American English)
(also gybe especially in British English)
an act of changing direction when sailing with the wind behind you, by moving the sail from one side of the boat to the other

Word Originnoun sense 1 mid 16th cent. (as a verb): perhaps from Old French giber ‘handle roughly’ (in modern dialect ‘kick’); compare with the verb jib.

jibe

verb

/dʒaɪb/

(also gibe)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they jibe	/dʒaɪb/ /dʒaɪb/
he / she / it jibes	/dʒaɪbz/ /dʒaɪbz/
past simple jibed	/dʒaɪbd/ /dʒaɪbd/
past participle jibed	/dʒaɪbd/ /dʒaɪbd/
-ing form jibing	/ˈdʒaɪbɪŋ/ /ˈdʒaɪbɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] jibe (at something) | jibe that… | + speech to say something that is intended to make somebody look silly or feel embarrassed
- He jibed repeatedly at the errors they had made.
[intransitive] jibe (with something) (North American English, informal) to be the same as something or to match it
- Your statement doesn't jibe with the facts.
[intransitive] (North American English)
(also gybe especially in British English)
(specialist) to change direction when sailing with the wind behind you, by moving the sail from one side of the boat to the other compare tack (3)

Word Originverb sense 1 mid 16th cent. (as a verb): perhaps from Old French giber ‘handle roughly’ (in modern dialect ‘kick’); compare with the verb jib. verb sense 2 early 19th cent.: of unknown origin.