barb

Definition

  • noun: a sharp point that sticks out and backward from the point of an arrow, a fishhook, etc.
  • noun: a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
  • verb: to furnish with a barb
  • synonyms: amytal, amytal pill, demerol

Examples

  • She directed/aimed a few 'barbs' at reporters who had hounded her.

  • The candidates exchanged 'barbs' during the debate.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I have a souvenir. Take a look. I've seen many wounds like that in my village. We call them the walking dead because it takes about a week for the barbs to reach the vital organs. - What is this? - That is an electromagnet, hooked up to a car battery, and it's keeping the shrapnel (..)
    2008 Iron Man