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English noun: barb | |||
| 1. | barb (communication) an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | ||
| Samples | His parting shot was `drop dead'. She threw shafts of sarcasm. She takes a dig at me every chance she gets. | ||
| Synonyms | dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comment, input, remark | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cheap shot | ||
| 2. | barb (artifact) the pointed part of barbed wire | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | point | ||
| Part meronym | barbed wire, barbwire | ||
| 3. | barb (artifact) a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | point | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fluke | ||
| Part meronym | arrowhead, hook, lance, shaft, spear | ||
| 4. | barb (animal) one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fibril, filament, strand | ||
| Part meronym | vane, web | ||
English verb: barb | |||
| 1. | barb (contact) provide with barbs | ||
| Samples | Barbed wire. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
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