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Definition of gibe noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gibe

noun
 
/dʒaɪb/
 
/dʒaɪb/
(also jibe)
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  1. gibe (at somebody/something) an unkind or offensive remark about somebody
    • He made several cheap gibes at his opponent during the interview.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
  2. (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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