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 Definitions of Bark  [ɑrk]  

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Definition of 'Bark' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) bark
the abrupt, explosive cry of a dog.

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

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

4.  bark
a brusque order, reply, etc.

5.  bark
a cough.

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

7.  bark
to make a similar sound:
The big guns barked.

8.  bark
to speak sharply or gruffly.

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

10.  bark
to cough.

11. (v.t.) bark
to utter in a harsh, shouting tone:
to bark orders at subordinates.

12. (n.) bark
the external covering of the woody stems, branches, and roots of plants, as distinct and separable from the wood itself.

13.  bark
a mixture of oak and hemlock barks used in tanning.

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

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

16.  bark
to treat with a bark infusion; tan.

17.  bark
to strip the bark from; peel.

18. (n.) bark
a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on all but the aftermost.

19.  bark
(formerly) any boat or sailing vessel.

Etymology:  (1425–75; late ME barke < OF barque&indirdesc; LL barca, L *bārica, bāris < Gk bâris Egyptian barge < Coptic barī barge)

Definition of 'Bark' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) bark
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

2. (noun) bark
a noise resembling the bark of a dog

3. (noun) bark, barque
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

4. (verb) bark
the sound made by a dog

5. (verb) bark
speak in an unfriendly tone
"She barked into the dictaphone"

6. (verb) bark
cover with bark

7. (verb) bark, skin
remove the bark of a tree

8. (verb) bark
make barking sounds
"The dogs barked at the stranger"

9. (verb) bark
tan (a skin) with bark tannins


Definition of 'Bark' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) bark
the outer covering of a tree
the bark of the oak tree

2.  bark
the sound a dog makes
the dog's high bark

3. (verb) bark
to make the sound of a dog
dogs barking in the neighborhood


Definition of 'Bark' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Bark
the short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals

2. (noun) Bark
alt. of Barque

3. (verb) Bark
to strip the bark from; to peel

4. (verb) Bark
to abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel

5. (verb) Bark
to girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3

6. (verb) Bark
to cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut

7. (verb) Bark
to make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs

8. (verb) Bark
to make a clamor; to make importunate outcries


Translation of 'Bark' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the short, sharp cry of a dog, fox etc.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: blaf Arabic flag Arabic: نُباح Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: лай
Brazilian flag Brazilian: latido Czech flag Czech: štěkání German flag German: das Bellen
Danish flag Danish: gøen; bjæffen Greek flag Greek: γάβγισμα Spanish flag Spanish: ladrido
Estonian flag Estonian: haugatus Farsi flag Farsi: پارس؛ عوعو Finnish flag Finnish: haukku
French flag French: aboiement Hebrew flag Hebrew: נְבִיחָה Hindi flag Hindi: भों-भों की आवाज
Croatian flag Croatian: lajati Hungarian flag Hungarian: ugatás Indonesian flag Indonesian: salakan, gong-gongan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: gelt Italian flag Italian: abbaio, latrato Japanese flag Japanese: ほえ声
Korean flag Korean: 짖는 소리 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: lojimas Latvian flag Latvian: riešana; rejas
Malay flag Malay: salak Dutch flag Dutch: geblaf Norwegian flag Norwegian: bjeffing, gjøing
Polish flag Polish: szczekanie Persian flag Persian: پارس؛ عوعو Pashto flag Pashto: غپا، غپيدل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: latido Romanian flag Romanian: lătrat Russian flag Russian: лай
Slovak flag Slovak: štekanie Slovenian flag Slovenian: lajež Serbian flag Serbian: lavež
Swedish flag Swedish: skall, skällande Thai flag Thai: เสียงเห่าของสุนัข Turkish flag Turkish: havlama
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (狗、狐等)吠叫聲 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: гавкання Urdu flag Urdu: بھونکنے کی آواز
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tiếng sủa Chinese flag Chinese: (狗、狐等)吠叫声

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