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jibe

/dʒaɪb/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. noun

    an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

    his parting shot was ‘drop dead’

  2. verb

    be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

    The two stories don't agree in many details

  3. verb

    shift from one side of the ship to the other

    The sail jibbed wildly

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