barb
🇺🇸
/bɑːrb/
🇬🇧
/bɑːb/
noun
R
A sharp point at the end of an arrow or a hook that curves backward to make it hard to remove.
The fish was caught on the barb of the fishing hook.
R
A comment or remark that is intended to hurt someone's feelings.
Her sarcastic barb about his weight really stung.
translation
A sharp point at the end of an arrow or a hook that curves backward to make it hard to remove.; A comment or remark that is intended to hurt someone's feelings.
Word Forms
Plural
barbs