There are many groups of words that have similar spellings and/or pronunciations, and some of them can be tricky, but this one is the absolute worst!
gibe:
- n. insulting remark or taunt
- v. to deride
- v. to jeer at
gybe:
- v. shift from one side of a ship to the other
- v. to change course using a fore-and-at sail
jibe:
- variant spelling of “gibe”
- variant spelling of “gybe.”
- v. to be in accord or match
gyve:
- v. (archaic) to fetter or shackle
- n. shackle (usually used in plural)
jive:
- n. style of jazz
- n. slang talk of jazz musicians
- n. a deceptive or worthless thing
- v. to dance to jive music
- v. to chitchat
- v. to speak to someone in a misleading or teasing way
- adj. misleading or meaningless