Definition of 'barb'

Noun

1. 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"
      Synonyms: shot shaft slam dig jibe gibe
2. the pointed part of barbed wire
3. a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
4. one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

Verb

1. provide with barbs; "barbed wire"
2. provide with barbs; "barbed wire"

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