English Dictionary
◊ GIBE
gibe
n : an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and
intended to have a telling effect; "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}, {jibe}]
v 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" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {correspond}, {check},
{jibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
2: laugh or scoff at; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn:
{jeer}, {scoff}, {flout}, {barrack}]