nnoun.communicationan aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effectSynset:barb dig jibe shaft shot slam
Examples:- his parting shot was 'drop dead'
- she threw shafts of sarcasm
- she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Derivationally Related Form:gibe
Hypernyms:comment input remark
Inherited Hypernyms:shotremarkstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cheap shot
vverb.stativebe compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristicsSynset:agree check correspond fit jibe match tally
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:disagree
Derivationally Related Form:correspondenceagreementagreeablecorrespondentmatch
Hypernyms:be equal
Inherited Hypernyms:matchequal
Direct Hyponyms:accordadhereagreealignanswerbear outbefitbeseemcoincideconcordconsistconsortcorrelatecorroborateduplicatefit inharmoniseharmonizehomologizelookparallelpatternresemblerhymerimesquaresuitsupporttwinunderpin
Full Troponyms:adherealignanswerapeapproximateassonatebefitblendborder oncoincidecome to lifeconsistconvergecoordinatecorrelatecorroborateechoemulatefollow suitharmonizehomologizeimitatelooklook likeparallelpatternresemblerhymesquaretake aftertwin
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.communicationlaugh at with contempt and derisionSynset:barrack flout jeer scoff
Examples:- The crowd jeered at the speaker
Derivationally Related Form:floutergibejeeringscofferscoffingjeererjeerscoff
Hypernyms:bait cod rag rally razz ride tantalise tantalize taunt tease twit
Inherited Hypernyms:jeerteasemocktreatinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP