Definitions for barrack
ˈbær əkbar·rack

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. barrackverb

   a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

2. barrackverb

   lodge in barracks

3. cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep upverb

   spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

   "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

4. jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibeverb

   laugh at with contempt and derision

   "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. barrackverb

   To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.

2. barrackverb

   To cheer for a team; to jeer at the opposition team or at the umpire (after an adverse decision).

3. Etymology: From baraque; from barraca.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Barracknoun

   Etymology: barracca, Span.

   1. Little cabins made by the Spanish fishermen on the sea shore; or little lodges for soldiers in a camp.2. It is generally taken among us for buildings to lodge soldiers.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Barracknoun

   a building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings

2. Barracknoun

   a movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc

3. Barrackverb

   to supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops

4. Barrackverb

   to live or lodge in barracks

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Barrack

   bar′ak, n. a building for soldiers, esp. in garrison (generally in pl.). [Fr. baraque (It. baracca, Sp. barraca, a tent); acc. to Diez from barra, bar.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BARRACK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Barrack is ranked #35294 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Barrack surname appeared 638 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Barrack.
   
   90.1% or 575 total occurrences were White.
   3.7% or 24 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.4% or 22 total occurrences were Black.
   1.4% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Encourage
   • Lodge
   • Taunt

How to pronounce barrack?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of barrack in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of barrack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of barrack in a Sentence

1. Sebastiaan Berger:

   We are a company dedicated to investments in Cuba and have been investing in real estate under Presidents Bush Sr., Bush Jr., Bill Clinton, Barrack Obama and now Trump.

2. Michael Schachter:

   He did things because he wanted to, the idea that Tom Barrack was controlled by anybody is nonsense.

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