jibe

  1. Noun.  A facetious or insulting remark, a jeer or taunt.
  2. Noun.  (nautical) A manoeuver in which the stern of a sailing boat or ship crosses the wind.
  3. Noun.  (nautical) sudden sweep of the boom of a sailboat across from one side of the boat to the other.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive, nautical) To perform a jibe.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To agree.
  6. Verb.  (transitive, nautical) To cause to execute a jibe.

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