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hook vs barb

barb vs hook

hook and barb both are nouns.

hook and barb both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hook Yes No Yes No
barb Yes No Yes No
hook (noun) barb (noun)
a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket the pointed part of barbed wire
a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
a catch for locking a door
anything that serves as an enticement
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
hook (verb) barb (verb)
approach with an offer of sexual favors provide with barbs
entice and trap
secure with the foot
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
fasten with a hook
catch with a hook
hit with a hook
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
make off with belongings of others
take by theft
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Difference between hook and barb

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