BARB

Definition

1. verb provide with barbs.
2. noun an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect. — synonyms: shot, shaft, slam, dig, jibe, gibe
3. noun the pointed part of barbed wire.
4. noun a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove.
5. noun one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather.