Barb - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|bɑːrb|
Brit.
|bɑːb|
noun
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect (syn: dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam)
- the pointed part of barbed wire
- a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
- one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
- the pointed part of barbed wire
- a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
- one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
verb
- provide with barbs
barbed wire
Extra examples
Barb's work helped to improve her standing with her colleagues.
Word forms
noun
singular: barb
plural: barbs
singular: barb
plural: barbs
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