gibe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gibe	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for gibe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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" Synonym(s): shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe v 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"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" Synonym(s): match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree Antonym(s): disaccord, disagree, discord laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" Synonym(s): jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gibe \Gibe\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gibed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gibing}.] [Cf. Prov. F. giber, equiv. to F. jouer to play, Icel. geipa to talk nonsense, E. jabber.] To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff. Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gibe \Gibe\, v. i. To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock. Draw the beasts as I describe them, From their features, while I gibe them. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gibe \Gibe\, n. An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer. Mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns. --Shak. With solemn gibe did Eustace banter me. --Tennyson.