Confused words. 2014.
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
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 /juyb/, v., jibed, jibing, n. Naut. v.i. 1. to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore and aft sail or its boom. 2. to alter course so that a fore and aft sail shifts in this manner. v.t. 3. to cause to jibe … Universalium
jibe — I [[t]dʒaɪb[/t]] also jib II v. jibed, jib•ing, n. 1) naut. navig. to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore and aft sail or its boom 2) naut. navig. to alter course so that a fore and aft sail shifts in this… … From formal English to slang
Gybe — may refer to:*Gybe, an alternative spelling of jibe, a sailing maneuver *Sneer, from the homophone gibe , to deride or tease with taunting words *Godspeed You! Black Emperor, a Canadian post rock band … Wikipedia
gybe — noun and verb. This sailing term is spelt gybe in BrE and jibe in AmE. See also gibe … Modern English usage
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 — I. variant of gibe II. verb also gybe (jibed; also gybed; jibing; also gybing) Etymology: perhaps modification of Dutch gijben Date: 1693 intransitive verb 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
