shot (n)
shaft#1 (n)
slam (n)
dig (n)
barb (n)
jibe (n)
gibe (n)

n06767922

type n
lex_filenum 10
def an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
examples his parting shot was `drop dead'
she threw shafts of sarcasm
she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Outgoing links
Hypernym remark, comment, input
Derivationally related form gibe → gibe
Hyponym cheap shot
Incoming links
Hyponym remark, comment, input
Hypernym cheap shot
Derivationally related form gibe → gibe

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