JIBE

see: gibe II. verb also gybe (~d; also gybed; jibing; also gybing) Etymology: perhaps modification of Dutch gijben Date: 1693 intransitive verb to shift suddenly and forcibly from one side to the other, to change a vessel's course when sailing with the wind so that as the stern passes through the eye of the wind the boom swings to the opposite side, transitive verb to cause to ~, ~ also gybe noun III. intransitive verb (~d; jibing) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1813 to be in accord ; agree