Jibe

Jibe (jīb) , transitive verb

[Compare Danish gibbe, Dutch gijpen, v. i., and dial. Swedish gippa to jerk. Compare Jib, n. & v. i.]

(Nautical) 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 , intransitive verb

(Nautical) To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, transitive verb, and Gybe.

To agree; to harmonize. [Colloquial] — Bartlett