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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Jibe

/(jīb)/ · IPA /d͡ʒaɪb/
01 v. t. To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe.
imp. & p. p. Jibed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jibing
  1. 1.
    To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe.(Naut.) See: Gybe
02 v. i. To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.
  1. 1.
    To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.(Naut.) See: Jibe, Gybe
  2. 2.
    To agree; to harmonize.[Colloq.]