Jibe and Like

Jibe

Jibe verb - To be in agreement on every point.

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Like and jibe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a verb "Jibe".

Nearby Words: jibing, jibed

Like verb - To wish to have.

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Jibe and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jibe" instead a verb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

small	small jibe	small like
occasional	occasional jibe	occasional like

What we know of the real Mary (which is admittedly precious little) doesn't jibe very well with the Mary Sue-like character Gregory has given her.

Source: Literature / The Other Boleyn Girl
This doesn't jibe with the ideas his character arc is built around, namely that he suffers self esteem issues because he thinks people only like him for his jokes.

Source: Early Installment Weirdness / Comic Books
They're still prime examples of You Fight Like a Cow... but because he's on the high seas, he has to rhyme his retort with his opponent's jibe.

Source: Flowery Insults

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