jibe (jibes plural & 3rd person present) (jibing present participle) (jibed past tense & past participle )
The spelling gibe is also used for meanings 1 and 2.
1 n-count A jibe is a rude or insulting remark about someone that is intended to make them look foolish.
...a cheap jibe about his loss of hair...
2 verb To jibe means to say something rude or insulting which is intended to make another person look foolish.
WRITTEN `No doubt he'll give me the chance to fight him again,' he jibed, tongue in cheek. V with quote
3 v-recip If numbers, statements, or events jibe, they are exactly the same as each other or they are consistent with each other.
(mainly AM)
(=tally)
The numbers don't jibe... pl-n V