"barb" meaning in All languages combined

See barb on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /bɑː(r)b/ Audio: en-us-barb.ogg [US] Forms: barb [singular], barbs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Barbs are sharp points that stands backward from something, such as an arrow or fishhook.
    Sense id: simple-barb-en-noun-Y-EYeZYB

Verb [English]

IPA: /bɑː(r)b/ Audio: en-us-barb.ogg [US] Forms: barb [canonical], barbs [third-person, singular], barbed [past], barbed [past, participle], barbing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you barb something, you furnish it with barbs.
    Sense id: simple-barb-en-verb-EW6I2WLt
     
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