Meaning: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect Examples: his parting shot was `drop dead'. she threw shafts of sarcasm. she takes a dig at me every chance she gets Synonyms: shot,shaft,slam,dig,barb,jibe,gibe
Verb
Meaning: shift from one side of the ship to the other Examples: The sail jibbed wildly Synonyms: jibe,gybe,jib,change_course
Meaning: be compatible, similar or consistent Examples: 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 Synonyms: match,fit,correspond,check,jibe,gibe,tally,agree
