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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
Synonyms: calamus, beam, nip, shaft, archeological site, stab, peter, shaft of light, diaphysis, guessing, excavation, ray of light, pecker, digging, snap, jab, guesswork, cock, rotating shaft, blastoff, stroke, ray, barb, prick, shooter, scape, slam, scene, spear, dick, dig, crack, tool, lance, snapshot, shooting, light beam, quill, gibe, guess, beam of light, sweep, putz, jibe, irradiation, injection, pellet, dead reckoning, shot

2. (noun) barb
the pointed part of barbed wire
Synonyms: dig, jibe, gibe, shot, shaft, slam

3. (noun) barb
a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
Synonyms: dig, jibe, gibe, shot, shaft, slam

4. (verb) barb
one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
Synonyms: dig, jibe, gibe, shot, shaft, slam

5. (verb) barb
provide with barbs

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