gibe n : 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" [syn: shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe]

1 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" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, tally, agree] [ant: disagree]

2 laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack]

English

Alternative spellings

• gybe
• jibe

Noun

gibe (plural: gibes)

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

Verb

1. To perform a jibe (2, 3).
2. To agree.

   That explanation doesn't gibe with the facts.

3. To cause to execute a gibe (2, 3).

Gibe is the name of

• a river in Ethiopia, see Gibe River
• the region around this river, see Gibe region
• to utter taunting words

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