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1. (noun) shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe
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"

2. (noun) barb
the pointed part of barbed wire

3. (noun) barb
a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove

4. (verb) barb
one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

5. (verb) barb
provide with barbs
"barbed wire"

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