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debarb

UK/diːˈbɑːb/

debarb verb: to remove a barb or barbs from.

Verb

debarb (third-person singular simple present debarbs, present participle debarbing, simple past and past participle debarbed)

  1. (transitive) To remove a barb or barbs from.
    • how to debarb a fish hook

Forms of debarb

third-person singular presentdebarbs
present participledebarbing
past participledebarbed
pastdebarbed

Origin of debarb

From de- + barb.

Questions about debarb

What does debarb mean?
Debarb means to remove a barb or barbs from.
What part of speech is debarb?
Debarb is a verb.
How do you pronounce debarb?
Debarb is pronounced /diːˈbɑːb/ (UK).
What is the past tense of debarb?
The past tense of debarb is debarbed.

Words near debarb in the dictionary

  1. debaptize
  2. debaptized
  3. debaptizes
  4. debaptizing
  5. debar
  6. debarb
  7. debarbarization
  8. debarbarize
  9. debarbarized
  10. debarbarizes
  11. debarbarizing

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