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Detailed Synonyms for gibe in English

gibe:

gibe [the ~] nom

  1. the gibe
    the gibe; the jeer; the taunt
  2. the gibe
    – an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect 1
    the dig; the shot; the slam; the barb; the jibe; the gibe; the shaft
    – an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect 1
    • dig [the ~] nom
      • she takes a dig at me every chance she gets1
    • shot [the ~] nom
      • his parting shot was `drop dead'1
    • slam [the ~] nom
    • barb [the ~] nom
    • jibe [the ~] nom
    • gibe [the ~] nom
    • shaft [the ~] nom
      • she threw shafts of sarcasm1

gibe

  1. gibe

gibe verbe

  1. gibe
    – laugh at with contempt and derision 1
    to scoff; to jeer; barrack; gibe; flout
    – laugh at with contempt and derision 1
    • scoff verbe (scoffs, scoffed, scoffing)
    • jeer verbe (jeers, jeered, jeering)
      • The crowd jeered at the speaker1
    • barrack verbe
    • gibe verbe
    • flout verbe
  2. gibe
    – be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics 1
    to fit; to match; to agree; to check; to tally; to correspond; to jibe; gibe
    – be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics 1
    • fit verbe (fits, fitted, fitting)
    • match verbe (matches, matched, matching)
      • The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun1
    • agree verbe (agrees, agreed, agreeing)
      • The two stories don't agree in many details1
    • check verbe (checks, checked, checking)
      • The handwriting checks with the signature on the check1
    • tally verbe (tallies, tallied, tallying)
    • correspond verbe (corresponds, corresponded, corresponding)
    • jibe verbe (jibes, jibed, jibing)
    • gibe verbe

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Related Definitions for "gibe":

  1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect1
  2. laugh at with contempt and derision1
  3. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics1