GIBE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

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    • his parting shot was `drop dead”
    • she threw shafts of sarcasm
    • she takes a dig at me every chance she gets

    Hypernyms(s) gibe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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GIBE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • laugh at with contempt and derision

    Synonym(s)
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    • The crowd jeered at the speaker

    Hypernyms(s) gibe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  2. Meaning
    • be compatible, similar or consistent
    • coincide in their characteristics

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    • 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

    Hypernyms(s) gibe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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