what does jibe mean?
JIBE as NOUN
- 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) jibe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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JIBE as VERB
- Meaning
- shift from one side of the ship to the other
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Hypernyms(s) jibe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- 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) jibe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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