noun
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Synonyms
Examples
- his parting shot was `drop dead'
- she threw shafts of sarcasm
- she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
noun
the pointed part of barbed wire
noun
a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
noun
one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
verb
provide with barbs
Examples
- barbed wire