barbed hook
1barbed — [ba:bd US ba:rbd] adj 1.) a barbed hook or ↑arrow has one or more sharp curved points on it 2.) a barbed remark is unkind ▪ a barbed comment on his appearance …
2barbed — [ barbd ] adjective 1. ) barbed comments contain criticisms or insults 2. ) a barbed hook or ARROW has a sharp curved point on one side …
3barbed — UK [bɑː(r)bd] / US [bɑrbd] adjective 1) barbed comments contain criticisms or insults 2) a barbed hook or arrow has a sharp curved point on one side …
4hook — [hook] n. [ME < OE hoc, akin to HAKE, MDu hoec, ON hakr < IE base * keg , peg for hanging] 1. a curved or bent piece of metal, wood, etc. used to catch, hold, or pull something; specif., a) a curved piece of wire or bone with a barbed end,… …
5hook — n. & v. n. 1 a a piece of metal or other material bent back at an angle or with a round bend, for catching hold or for hanging things on. b (in full fish hook) a bent piece of wire, usu. barbed and baited, for catching fish. 2 a curved cutting… …
6hook — noun 1》 a piece of curved metal or other hard material for catching hold of things or hanging things on. ↘(also fish hook) a bent piece of metal, typically barbed and baited, for catching fish. 2》 a thing designed to catch people s attention …
7hook — 1. noun [hʊk/ a) A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. The songs hook snared me. b) A fishhook, a barbed metal hook used for fishing. He is not handling this job, so… …
8barbed — adjective 1 a hook or arrow that has one or more sharp, curved points 2 a barbed remark is unkind: a barbed comment on his appearance …
9barbed — bÉ‘Ëbd adj. spiked, spiky, hooked, thorny bÉ‘Ëb n. sharp hook like projection; thorn; sharp comment; one of a breed of horse v. make barbed …
10spring hook — noun 1. : a hook with a spring snap in its end to prevent accidental unhooking called also snap hook 2. : a supplementary fishhook that springs down and secures a fish that takes the baited barbed hook called also snap hook, spear hook …
