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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;
- Example: "his parting shot was `drop dead'"
- Example: "she threw shafts of sarcasm"
- Example: "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
[syn: shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe]


VERB (2)

1. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics;
- Example: "The two stories don't agree in many details"
- Example: "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"
- Example: "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
[syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree]

2. laugh at with contempt and derision;
- Example: "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
[syn: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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         Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout.     --Swift.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gibe \Gibe\, v. i.
   To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at;
   to mock.
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         Draw the beasts as I describe them,
         From their features, while I gibe them.  --Swift.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gibe \Gibe\, n.
   An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff;
   a taunt; a sneer.
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         Mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns. --Shak.
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         With solemn gibe did Eustace banter me.  --Tennyson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gibe
    n 1: 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" [syn: shot, shaft,
         slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe]
    v 1: 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" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check,
         jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord,
         disagree, discord]
    2: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the
       speaker" [syn: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe]