jibe¹ / jīb/ • n. & v. variant spelling of gibe. jibe² (Brit. gybe) Sailing • v. [intr.] change course by swinging a fore-and-aft sail across a following wind: they jibed, and the boat turned over. ∎  [tr.] swing (a sail or boom) across the wind in such a way. ∎  (of a sail or boom) swing or be swung across the wind: [as adj.] (jibing) the skipper was hit by a jibing boom. • n. an act or instance of jibing.jibe³ • v. [intr.] inf. be in accord; agree: the verdict does not jibe with the medical evidence.

jibe see GIBE, GYBE.