barrack /ˈbæɹ.ək/noun 5verb 4forms 3 noun[in the plural]5 •A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.How do you distinguish between the disciplinary barracks and the penitentiary? Where are the disciplinary barracks ? — 1919 •Any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building. •A primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes. •[usually plural] (Ireland, informal) A police station. •(US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. verb4 •(UK) To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.I knew that he had been barracked at times, but I did not realise that he was so sensitive. — 1934 •To house military personnel; to quarter.Where the men were barracked alone, unnatural crime prevailed : where the women were barracked, contrivances were made to render such a place a brothel. — 1825 •To live in barracks. •(Australia, New-Zealand) To cheer for or support a team.The only really unique aspect of Australian barracking is its idiom, the distinctive language and humour involved. — 1988 formsbarracked · barracking · barracks
