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Meanings of jibe in English
Synonyms
Examples for "shot"
Examples for "shot"
1
A year ago, I thought it was possible but a long shot.
2
The shot was Dallas' second since the start of the second period.
3
Barque and Biquet were shot in the belly; Eudore in the throat.
4
He has shot dead at least 12 victims so far, police say.
5
Malala was shot three times at point blank range two years ago.
1
Rob didn't know what to expect at the dig, following the 'accident'.
2
For example, we'll need to dig into this whole Kahverengi International matter.
3
Here it is; you may follow us while we dig it out:
4
Some of the survivors were compelled to dig graves for the seven.
5
I dig down looking for things that existed a long time ago.'
1
Over the mountains in the east came the first shaft of day.
2
This was the farthest point from the shaft in the entire mine.
3
Used four times at the base of the shaft near the tower.
4
She almost didn't see it in time- averticalshaft yawning directly ahead.
5
A minute later, ballast men slide into view in the secondary shaft.
1
Yet surely it was an error in tactics to slam the door.
2
Van Persie picked himself up to slam home from the penalty spot.
3
Despite the HD programming, Voom is far from a slam-dunk for consumers.
4
He is good enough to win a grand slam -very soon.
5
Yesterday Isabel used her powers to slam me up against a wall.
1
The jocular tone made it clear the words were not a barb.
2
There was balm in the barb for all the wound it made.
3
He has an instinct for spotting weakness and finding the right barb.
4
Clearly she'd missed the barb directed at her role in his distrust.
5
The small blunt, barb-headed arrows we often paint red their entire length.
1
Here in his native village there were none to gibe and sneer.
2
At the gibe business the German is, perhaps, better than the Briton.
3
I ignored the gibe, but felt a twinge at the real possibility.
4
The king's gibe stung, and he resolved not to wait for Dragonstone.
5
I do not gibe back at a woman who presently will die.
Usage of jibe in English
1
Ms Byrne also made a good-humoured jibe at her relieved family members.
2
Except that didn't jibe with what he'd seen of her so far.
3
Fuelled by that jibe, Arsenal took the lead in the eighth minute.
4
That should jibe with what the hospital receptionist had no doubt reported.
5
But the best of the lot at a jibe or a joke
6
He could not resist this jibe of the virile to the non-virile.
7
It's now become evident that there was some truth in that jibe.
8
None o' the Harbor boys ever seemed to jibe in with her.
9
She'd paid him back well and truly for his jibe about marriage.
10
Even the matter of the gig's crew had occasioned a cool jibe.
11
As we were leaving the class, Mango Cobett had one last jibe.
12
Johnny relaxed into a grin, but he did not answer the jibe.
13
But there is more to this spat than a slightly tasteless jibe.
14
They jibe at me and mock me, but they cannot silence me.
15
Before Tyrone could get in his jibe Scott called out, Steaks' on.
16
Gil glanced at his dad and wondered if the jibe was intentional.
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Jibe across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common