jibe
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect (Freq. 1)
- 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, gibe
• Derivationally related forms:
gibe (for: gibe)
• Hypernyms:
remark, comment, input
• Hyponyms:
cheap shot
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, gibe,
tally, agree
• Ant:
disagree (for: agree)
• Derivationally related forms:
agreeable (for: agree), agreement (for: agree), correspondent (for: correspond), correspondence (for: correspond), match (for: match)
• Hypernyms:
equal, be
• Hyponyms:
consist, look, answer, coincide, align,
correlate, parallel, twin, duplicate, square, corroborate,
underpin, bear out, support, resemble, meet, fit,
conform to, homologize, befit, suit, beseem, harmonize,
harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree,
pattern, adhere, rhyme, rime
• Verb Group:
harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord,
fit in, agree, check, check out
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
2. shift from one side of the ship to the other
- The sail jibbed wildly
• Syn:
gybe, jib, change course
• Derivationally related forms:
jib (for: jib)
• Hypernyms:
sail
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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