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jibe
has definitions from the fields of nautical,transportation
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[ noun ] an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Examples "his parting shot was `drop dead'" "she threw shafts of sarcasm" "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)`` All_too frequently '' , points_out James_O'_Gara , managing_editor of Commonweal , `` Catholics run_roughshod over Protestant sensibilities in this matter , by failure to consider the reasoning behind the Protestant position and , particularly , by their jibes at the fact that Protestant opinion on birth_control has changed in recent decades '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Examples "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" |
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[ verb ] (nautical,transportation) shift from one side of the ship to the other
Synonyms Examples "The sail jibbed wildly" |
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