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# barbed

adjective (barbed)

«barbed» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Barbed means having barbs — small sharp hooks or points pointing backwards, which make something hard to pull out, like a fish hook. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbed/#m1)
2. A barbed remark is a comment that is unkind and meant to hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbed/#m2)

### 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

- Stay away from the barbed wire fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbed/#x1)
- A honeybee's sting is barbed, so it stays in your skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbed/#x2)
- The fishing hook is barbed, so the fish can't slip off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbed/#x3)
- Porcupine quills are barbed and hard to remove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbed/#x4)
- The farmer put up barbed wire to keep the cows in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbed/#x5)
- She made a barbed comment about my drawing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbed/#x6)

### 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 Jewish tradition

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/barbed/#x1)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «barbed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «barbed» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/barbed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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