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I barbed |
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I am barbing |
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I have barbed |
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I was barbing |
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I had barbed |
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I will barb |
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I will have barbed |
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I will be barbing |
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I would barb |
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Noun | 1. | barb - 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' gibe, jibe, shaft, dig, slam, shot comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; 'from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account' cheap shot - an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person |
2. | barb - the pointed part of barbed wire barbed wire, barbwire - strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage point - sharp end; 'he stuck the point of the knife into a tree'; 'he broke the point of his pencil' | |
3. | barb - a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove arrowhead - the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow hook - a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something point - sharp end; 'he stuck the point of the knife into a tree'; 'he broke the point of his pencil' lance, spear, shaft - a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon | |
4. | barb - one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather web, vane - the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft fibril, filament, strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber | |
Verb | 1. | barb - provide with barbs; 'barbed wire' alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; 'The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city'; 'The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue' |