barbed

«barbed» in Mova's judaism dictionary: having barbs — small sharp hooks or points pointing… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (barbed)

meaning for a pupil

1) Barbed means having barbs — small sharp hooks or points pointing backwards, which make something hard to pull out, like a fish hook. tree →

2) A barbed remark is a comment that is unkind and meant to hurt. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety: barbed wire is a fence wire with sharp twisted points, used around farms and building sites — do not climb over or through it, it cuts skin and clothes. In science, some animals and plants have barbed parts: bee stings, porcupine quills, burrs that stick to fur. In stories, «barbed» comments show hidden meanness. Phrases: barbed wire, barbed hook, a barbed remark, barbed sting.

examples

• Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish-spears? (Writings JOB.40.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• Stay away from the barbed wire fence. tree →
• A honeybee's sting is barbed, so it stays in your skin. tree →
• The fishing hook is barbed, so the fish can't slip off. tree →
• Porcupine quills are barbed and hard to remove. tree →
• The farmer put up barbed wire to keep the cows in. tree →
• She made a barbed comment about my drawing. tree →

note

Adjective. From «barb», a sharp backward point. Safety: if you get cut by barbed wire, tell an adult; deep or dirty cuts may need cleaning and a tetanus check. Bees die after stinging because of the barb, but wasps can sting again.

In the corpora

• Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish-spears?
• Most American tarantulas flick itchy barbed hairs at enemies, and female tarantulas can live 20 to 30 years.
• Porcupines cannot shoot their quills; the barbed quills come out easily when touched and stick into the attacker.
• Honeybees die after stinging people because the barbed stinger sticks in skin and tears out, but not when stinging other insects.
• A honeybee leaves its barbed stinger in the skin and dies after stinging.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «barbed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.