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To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a vessel to the other while sailing before the wind so as to sail on the opposite tack.
(verb-intransitive)
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To cause (a sail) to jibe.
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The act of jibing.
(noun)
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Informal To be in accord; agree: Your figures jibe with mine.
(verb-intransitive)
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Variant of gibe.
(verb)
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