Gibe (Verb)
Meaning 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".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The artist's description of the painting gibes with the style of that era's works.
- Her testimony gibes with what other witnesses reported seeing that night.
- The geographical location of the artifacts gibe with the maps from ancient civilizations.
- The statistics she presented at the meeting gibe with the company's growth report.
- The hand gestures used by the performers gibe with the original choreographer's intentions.
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Meaning 2
Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The rival team's supporters began to gibe at the losing team's final desperate attempts to score a goal.
- Her careless attitude towards serious issues made her colleagues start to gibe at her.
- Their silly antics on stage caused the audience to gibe at the lead actor's attempts at being taken seriously.
- He was mercilessly gibe at by his schoolmates for wearing hand-me-down clothes all the time.
- As soon as she tripped on the runway, the crowd started to gibe at her with cruel laughter.