Definitions for BARKbɑrk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

barkbɑrk(n.)

  1. the abrupt, explosive cry of a dog.

  2. a similar sound made by another animal, as a fox.

  3. a short, explosive sound, as of firearms.

  4. a brusque order, reply, etc.

  5. a cough.

  6. (v.i.)(of a dog or other animal) to utter an abrupt, explosive cry.

  7. to make a similar sound:

    The big guns barked.

  8. to speak sharply or gruffly.

  9. to advertise some attraction, as a carnival sideshow, by standing outside and calling to passersby.

  10. to cough.

  11. (v.t.)to utter in a harsh, shouting tone:

    to bark orders at subordinates.

Idioms for bark:

  1. bark up the wrong tree,to misdirect one's thoughts or efforts.

    Category: Idiom

Origin of bark:

bef. 900; ME berken, OE beorcan; akin to OE borcian to bark, ON berkja to bluster

bark′less(adj.)

barkbɑrk(n.)

  1. the external covering of the woody stems, branches, and roots of plants, as distinct and separable from the wood itself.

    Category: Botany

  2. a mixture of oak and hemlock barks used in tanning.

    Category: Clothing

  3. candy, usu. of chocolate with large pieces of nuts, made in flat sheets.

    Category: Cooking

  4. (v.t.)to scrape the skin of, as by bumping into something.

  5. to treat with a bark infusion; tan.

    Category: Clothing

  6. to strip the bark from; peel.

Origin of bark:

1250–1300; ME < ON bǫrkr (gen. barkar)

bark′less(adj.)

barkbɑrk(n.)

or barque

  1. a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on all but the aftermost.

    Category: Nautical, Navy

  2. (formerly) any boat or sailing vessel.

    Category: Navy

Origin of bark:

1425–75; late ME barke < OF barque蠐 LL barca, L *bārica, bāris < Gk bâris Egyptian barge < Coptic barī barge

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bark(noun)

    tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

  2. bark(noun)

    a noise resembling the bark of a dog

  3. bark, barque(noun)

    a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

  4. bark(verb)

    the sound made by a dog

  5. bark(verb)

    speak in an unfriendly tone

    "She barked into the dictaphone"

  6. bark(verb)

    cover with bark

  7. bark, skin(verb)

    remove the bark of a tree

  8. bark(verb)

    make barking sounds

    "The dogs barked at the stranger"

  9. bark(verb)

    tan (a skin) with bark tannins

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. bark(noun)ɑrk

    the outer covering of a tree

    the bark of the oak tree

  2. barkɑrk

    the sound a dog makes

    the dog's high bark

  3. bark(verb)ɑrk

    to make the sound of a dog

    dogs barking in the neighborhood

Wiktionary

  1. bark(Noun)

    The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog.

  2. bark(Noun)

    A similar sound made by some other animals.

  3. bark

    An abrupt loud vocal utterance.

  4. bark(Verb)

    To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).

  5. bark(Verb)

    To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.

  6. bark

    To speak sharply.

    The sergeant barked an order.

  7. bark(Noun)

    A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.

  8. bark(Noun)

    a sailing vessel or boat of any kind.

  9. bark

    A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged.

  10. Origin: From bark, from bǫrkr, from barkuz, probably related to birkijōn (compare English birch), from bʰergo- (compare Latin fraxinus, Lithuanian béržas), from bʰereg- (compare English bright); akin to Danish bark, Icelandic börkr, and Low German borke.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bark(verb)

    to strip the bark from; to peel

  2. Bark(verb)

    to abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel

  3. Bark(verb)

    to girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3

  4. Bark(verb)

    to cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut

  5. Bark(verb)

    to make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs

  6. Bark(verb)

    to make a clamor; to make importunate outcries

  7. Bark(noun)

    the short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals

  8. Bark(noun)

    alt. of Barque


Translations for BARK

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

bark(verb)

to make this sound

The dog barked at the stranger.

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