1. barb - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): shot, shaft, slam, dig, jibe, gibe
Hypernym(s): remark, comment, input
2. barb - noun
· the pointed part of barbed wire
Hypernym(s): point
3. barb - noun
· a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
Hypernym(s): point
4. barb - noun
· one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
Hypernym(s): fibril, filament, strand
5. barb - verb
· provide with barbs; "barbed wire"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
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