gibe
noun/dʒaɪb/
/dʒaɪb/
(also jibe)
- gibe (at somebody/something) an unkind or offensive remark about somebody
- He made several cheap gibes at his opponent during the interview.
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- (especially British English gybe)(specialist) an act of changing direction when sailing with the wind behind you, by moving the sail from one side of the boat to the other
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