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GIBE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

she takes a dig at me every chance she gets

Synonyms:

barb; dig; gibe; jibe; shaft; shot; slam

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("gibe" is a kind of...):

comment; input; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gibe"):

cheap shot (an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person)

Derivation:

gibe (laugh at with contempt and derision)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Laugh at with contempt and derision

Example:

The crowd jeered at the speaker

Synonyms:

barrack; flout; gibe; jeer; scoff

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "gibe" is one way to...):

bait; cod; rag; rally; razz; ride; tantalise; tantalize; taunt; tease; twit (harass with persistent criticism or carping)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

Example:

The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun

Synonyms:

agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "gibe" is one way to...):

be; equal (be identical or equivalent to)

Verb group:

accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)

check; check out (be verified or confirmed; pass inspection)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gibe"):

rhyme; rime (be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable)

adhere (be compatible or in accordance with)

pattern (form a pattern)

accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)

befit; beseem; suit (accord or comport with)

homologize (be homologous)

resemble (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to)

bear out; corroborate; support; underpin (support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm)

square (be compatible with)

duplicate; parallel; twin (duplicate or match)

parallel (be parallel to)

correlate (to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation)

align (be or come into adjustment with)

coincide (be the same)

answer (match or correspond)

look (accord in appearance with)

consist (be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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