jibe

To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a vessel to the other while sailing before the wind so as to sail on the opposite tack.

To cause (a sail) to jibe.

The act of jibing.

To be in accord; agree.

Nautical, to cause (a fore-and-aft sail) to swing over to the other side when the wind is aft or on the quarter.

Nautical, to change from one tack to the other without going about; shift a fore-and-aft Bail from one side to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter.

To agree; be in harmony or accord; work together: as, the two plans did not seem to jibe.

A less common form of jib.

See gibe.