Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
gibe — gibe, jibe The first spelling is recommended for the verb meaning ‘to jeer, mock’. See also (the sailing term) gybe … Modern English usage
jibe — gibe, jibe The first spelling is recommended for the verb meaning ‘to jeer, mock’. See also (the sailing term) gybe … Modern English usage
jibe — See gibe. See gibe, jibe … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
gibe — See gibe, jibe … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
gibe / gybe / jibe — Gibe means to taunt, jeer, make fun of : His classmates gibed Billy Earl for wearing his underwear over his clothes. Gybe means to swing a fore and aft sail from one side of a sailboat to the other to change course : When the wind shifted,… … Confused words
gibe / gybe / jibe — Gibe means to taunt, jeer, make fun of : His classmates gibed Billy Earl for wearing his underwear over his clothes. Gybe means to swing a fore and aft sail from one side of a sailboat to the other to change course : When the wind shifted,… … Confused words
gibe — alternative spelling of JIBE (Cf. jibe) … Etymology dictionary
jibe / jive — Jibe means to make sense, to fit, match : The figures you gave me don t jibe; you need to add them up again. Jive is a slang word that refers to a glib, deceptive, nonsensical way of speaking or cool jazz: May, stop talking that jive and… … Confused words
jibe / jive — Jibe means to make sense, to fit, match : The figures you gave me don t jibe; you need to add them up again. Jive is a slang word that refers to a glib, deceptive, nonsensical way of speaking or cool jazz: May, stop talking that jive and… … Confused words
jibe — jibe1 [jīb] vi. jibed, jibing [< Du gijpen, to shift over (of sails), orig., to gasp for air: see JIB2] 1. to shift from one side of a ship to the other when the stern passes across a following or quartering wind: said of a fore and aft sail… … English World dictionary
