1. (

• 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. (

• barb ,

) the pointed part of barbed wire ;

3. (

• barb

) a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove ;

4. (

• barb

) one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather ;

1. (

• barb

) provide with barbs; "barbed wire" ;