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jibe
Universal Words
(also gibe) noun, verb
noun
1 ~ (at sb/sth) an unkind or insulting remark about sb:
He made several cheap jibes at his opponent during the interview. * Jibes about mothers-in-law were kept out of the script.
2 (AmE) = GYBE
verb
1 to say sth that is intended to embarrass sb or make them look silly:
[V] He jibed repeatedly at the errors they had made. [also Vspeech, Vthat]
2 [V] ~ (with sth) (AmE, informal) to be the same as sth or to match it:
Your statement doesn't jibe with the facts.
3 (AmE) = GYBE
