rhyme vs gibe

rhyme and gibe both are nouns.

rhyme and gibe both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rhyme	Yes	No	Yes	No
gibe	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gibe is a hypernym of rhyme; that is, gibe is a word with a broader meaning than rhyme:

rhyme: be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
gibe: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

Other hypernyms of rhyme include agree, check, correspond, fit, jibe, match, tally.

rhyme (noun)	gibe (noun)
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)	an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a piece of poetry

rhyme (verb)	gibe (verb)
compose rhymes	laugh at with contempt and derision
be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable	be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

Difference between rhyme and gibe

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