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Definition von bkz.gibe im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch
- jibe
- sudden sweep of the boom of a sailboat across from one side of the boat to the other
- To perform a jibe
- A jibe is a rude or insulting remark about someone that is intended to make them look foolish. a cheap jibe about his loss of hair
- To agree; to harmonize
- To change tacks by swinging the stern through the wind, and/or to swing a fore and aft sail to swing from one side to the other
- To bring the stern through the wind
- 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"
- shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly
- If numbers, statements, or events jibe, they are exactly the same as each other or they are consistent with each other. The numbers don't jibe How did your expectations jibe with the reality? = tally. The act of jibing. To be in accord; agree: Your figures jibe with mine. Variant of gibe. an unkind remark intended to make someone seem silly (JIBE2)
- To agree
- agree with, as in: His alibi doesn't jibe with the testimony of eye-witnesses
- See Jibe, v
- Also spelled gybe To change direction when sailing in a manner such that the stern of the boat passes through the eye of the wind and the boom changes sides Prior to jibing the boom will be very far to the side of the boat Careful control of the boom and mainsail is required when jibing in order to prevent a violent motion of the boom when it switches sides Jibing without controlling the boom properly is known as an accidental jibe tacking is preferred to jibing because the boom is not subject to such violent changes Jibing is usually needed when running with the wind and tacking is used when close hauled
- To cause to execute a jibe
- To jibe means to say something rude or insulting which is intended to make another person look foolish. `No doubt he'll give me the chance to fight him again,' he jibed, tongue in cheek
- 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"
- To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter
- {f} gibe, mock; fit, be in agreement; change direction, shift back and forth (Nautical)
- The spelling gibe is also used for meanings
- To go from one tack to the other when running with the wind coming over the stern