Barb - Definition

n 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" [syn: shot, shaft,
slam, dig, barb, 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
v 1: provide with barbs; "barbed wire"