cheap shot vs barb
barb vs cheap shotcheap shot and barb both are nouns.
cheap shot is not a verb while barb is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cheap shot | Yes | No | No | No |
| barb | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
barb is a hypernym of
cheap shot; that is, barb is a
word with a broader meaning than cheap shot:
- cheap shot: an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person
- barb: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
| cheap shot (noun) | barb (noun) |
|---|---|
| an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence | one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather |
| an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person | a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove |
| the pointed part of barbed wire | |
| an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect |
| cheap shot (verb) | barb (verb) |
|---|---|
| provide with barbs |
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