an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; his parting shot was `drop dead; she threw shafts of sarcasm; she takes a dig at me every chance she gets

[ Syn: shot , shaft , slam , dig , barb , gibe ]

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; The two stories dont agree in many details; The handwriting checks with the signature on the check; The suspects fingerprints dont match those on the gun

[ Syn: match , fit , correspond , check , gibe , tally , agree ]

shift from one side of the ship to the other; The sail jibbed wildly

[ Syn: gybe , jib , change course ]