The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
jibed — dÊ’aɪb v. gibe, mock; fit, be in agreement; change direction, shift back and forth (Nautical) … English contemporary dictionary
jibe — jibe1 /juyb/, v., jibed, jibing, n. Naut. v.i. 1. to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore and aft sail or its boom. 2. to alter course so that a fore and aft sail shifts in this manner. v.t. 3. to cause to jibe … Universalium
jibe — I [[t]dʒaɪb[/t]] also jib II v. jibed, jib•ing, n. 1) naut. navig. to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore and aft sail or its boom 2) naut. navig. to alter course so that a fore and aft sail shifts in this… … From formal English to slang
jibe — I. /dʒaɪb/ (say juyb) Nautical –verb (jibed, jibing) –verb (i) 1. to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore and aft sail or its boom. 2. to alter the course so that the sail shifts in this manner. –verb (t) 3. to …
jib´er — jibe 1 «jyb», verb, jibed, jib|ing, noun. –v.t. to cause (a sail or boom) to shift from one side of a ship to another when sailing before the wind. –v.i. 1. to shift itself in this way. 2. to change the course of a ship so that the sails shift in … Useful english dictionary
jibe — I. variant of gibe II. verb also gybe (jibed; also gybed; jibing; also gybing) Etymology: perhaps modification of Dutch gijben Date: 1693 intransitive verb 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Man overboard — For other uses, see Man Overboard (disambiguation). Signal flag Oscar indicates man overboard … Wikipedia
jibe — [[t]ʤa͟ɪb[/t]] jibes, jibing, jibed (The spelling gibe is also used for meanings 1 and 2.) 1) N COUNT: oft N that A jibe is a rude or insulting remark about someone that is intended to make them look foolish. ...a cheap jibe about his loss of… … English dictionary
jibe — I UK [dʒaɪb] / US noun [countable] Word forms jibe : singular jibe plural jibes a comment that is intended to annoy or offend someone II UK [dʒaɪb] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms jibe : present tense I/you/we/they jibe he/she/it jibes… … English dictionary
jibe — jibe1 [jīb] vi. jibed, jibing [< Du gijpen, to shift over (of sails), orig., to gasp for air: see JIB2] 1. to shift from one side of a ship to the other when the stern passes across a following or quartering wind: said of a fore and aft sail… … English World dictionary
