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bark

UK /bɑːk/US /bɑɹk/

noun 14
verb 7
exclamation 1
forms 5
phrases 4

noun14

The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.
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(figurative) An abrupt loud vocal utterance.
- Fox’s clumsy figure, negligently dressed in blue and buff, seemed unprepossessing; only his shaggy eyebrows added to the expression of his face; his voice would rise to a bark in excitement. — 1921
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the rough hard skin that covers the outside of a tree
- Moving about 70 miles per hour, it crashed through the sturdy old-growth trees, snapping their limbs and shredding bark from their trunks. — 2012
Peruvian bark or Jesuit's bark, the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is produced.
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The crust formed on barbecued meat that has had a rub applied to it.
- This softens the meat further, but at some loss of crunch to the bark. — 2009
The envelopment or outer covering of anything.
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A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
- Europeans would cross the ocean in large barks built for deck space and large holds. — 1997
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(literary) A sailing vessel or boat of any kind.
- It is the star to every wandering bark — 1609
Hard candy made in flat sheets, for instance out of chocolate, peanut butter, toffee or peppermint.
(dialect, US) Woodchips.
(video games) A short, repeatable, and unobtrusive voiceline spoken by an NPC.
The quick opening of the hi-hat cymbal as it is hit, followed by its timely closing.
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(no longer used) A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.
- Nothing then remained for them but to commit their bark to the wind and waves. — 1828
(slang, no longer used) An Irish person.

verb7

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To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
- The neighbour's dog is always barking.
- The seal barked as the zookeeper threw fish into its enclosure.
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To speak sharply.
- The sergeant barked an order.
To strip the bark from; to peel.
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To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.
- I barked my shins climbing the fence.
To girdle.
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To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
- And therefore they bark, and say the scripture maketh heretics. — 1530
To cover or enclose with bark, or as with bark.

exclamation1

The sound of a dog barking.

forms

barked · barking · barketh · barks · barkest

Phrases with bark

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