Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Jibe \Jibe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jibed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Jibing}.] [Cf. Dan. gibbe, D. gijpen, v. i., and dial. Sw.
   gippa to jerk. Cf. {Jib}, n. & v. i.] (Naut.)
   To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side
   of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the
   quarter. See {Gybe}.

Jibe \Jibe\, v. i.
   1. (Naut.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a
      shifting of the boom. See {Jibe}, v. t., and {Gybe}.

   2. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.

Source : WordNet®

jibe
     n : an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and
         intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was
         `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a
         dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {slam},
          {dig}, {barb}, {gibe}]
     v 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" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {correspond}, {check},
           {gibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disagree}]
     2: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail
        jibbed wildly" [syn: {gybe}, {jib}, {change course}]