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bark

1

[ bahrk ]

noun

  1. the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog.
  2. a similar sound made by another animal, as a fox.
  3. a short, explosive sound, as of firearms:

    the bark of a revolver.

  4. a brusque order, reply, etc.:

    The foreman's bark sent the idlers back to their machines.

  5. a cough.


verb (used without object)

  1. (of a dog or other animal) to utter an abrupt, explosive cry or a series of such cries.
  2. to make a similar sound:

    The big guns barked.

  3. to speak or cry out sharply or gruffly:

    a man who barks at his children.

  4. Informal. to advertise a theater performance, carnival sideshow, or the like, by standing at the entrance and calling out to passersby.
  5. to cough.

verb (used with object)

  1. to utter in a harsh, shouting tone:

    barking orders at her subordinates.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

bark

2

[ bahrk ]

noun

  1. the external covering of the woody stems, branches, and roots of plants, as distinct and separable from the wood itself.
  2. Tanning. a mixture of oak and hemlock barks.
  3. candy, usually of chocolate with large pieces of nuts, made in flat sheets.

verb (used with object)

  1. to rub off or scrape the skin of, as by bumping into something:

    to bark one's shins.

  2. to remove a circle of bark from; girdle.
  3. to cover, enclose, or encrust with or as if with bark.
  4. to treat with a bark infusion; tan.
  5. to strip the bark from; peel.

bark

3
or barque

[ bahrk ]

noun

  1. Nautical. a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on all but the aftermost mast, which is fore-and-aft-rigged.
  2. Literary. a boat or sailing vessel.

bark

1

/ ²úÉ‘Ë°ì /

noun

  1. the loud abrupt usually harsh or gruff cry of a dog or any of certain other animals
  2. a similar sound, such as one made by a person, gun, etc
  3. his bark is worse than his bite
    he is bad-tempered but harmless
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr (of a dog or any of certain other animals) to make its typical loud abrupt cry
  2. intr (of a person, gun, etc) to make a similar loud harsh sound
  3. to say or shout in a brusque, peremptory, or angry tone

    he barked an order

  4. informal.
    to advertise (a show, merchandise, etc) by loudly addressing passers-by
  5. bark up the wrong tree informal.
    to misdirect one's attention, efforts, etc; be mistaken
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bark

2

/ ²úÉ‘Ë°ì /

noun

  1. a protective layer of dead corky cells on the outside of the stems of woody plants
  2. any of several varieties of this substance that can be used in tanning, dyeing, or in medicine
  3. an informal name for cinchona
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to scrape or rub off skin, as in an injury
  2. to remove the bark or a circle of bark from (a tree or log)
  3. to cover or enclose with bark
  4. to tan (leather), principally by the tannins in barks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bark

3

/ ²úÉ‘Ë°ì /

noun

  1. a variant spelling (esp US) of barque
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bark

/ ²úä°ù°ì /

  1. The protective outer covering of the trunk, branches, and roots of trees and other woody plants. Bark includes all tissues outside the vascular cambium. In older trees, bark is usually divided into inner bark, consisting of living phloem, and outer bark, consisting of the periderm (the phelloderm, cork cambium, and cork) and all the tissues outside it. The outer bark is mainly dead tissue that protects the tree from heat, cold, insects, and other dangers. The appearance of bark varies according to the manner in which the periderm forms, as in broken layers or smoother rings. Bark also has lenticels, porous corky areas that allow for the exchange of water vapor and gases with the interior living tissues.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bark1

First recorded before 900; Middle English berken, beorken, borken, barke, Old English beorcan; akin to Old English borcian “to bark,†Old Norse berkja “to bluster, boast,†Lithuanian ²ú³Ü°ù²µ±ð̳̇پ± “to growl, quarrel,†Serbo-Croatian ²ú°ùÌ€²µ±ôÂá²¹³Ù¾± “to murmurâ€

Origin of bark2

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old Norse ²úÇ«°ù°ì°ù (genitive barkar )

Origin of bark3

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English barke, from Old French barque, ultimately from Late Latin barca “small boat, barge, barkâ€; akin to Latin ²úÄå°ù¾±²õ, from Greek ²úâ°ù¾±²õ “Egyptian flat-bottomed boat, raft, barge,†from Coptic ²ú²¹°ùÄ« “boat, bargeâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bark1

Old English beorcan ; related to Lithuanian ²ú³Ü°ù²µÄ›³Ù¾± to quarrel, growl

Origin of bark2

C13: from Old Norse ²úö°ù°ì°ù ; related to Swedish, Danish bark , German Borke ; compare Old Norse ²úÂáö°ù°ì°ù birch
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. bark at the moon, to protest in vain:

    Telling her that she's misinformed is just barking at the moon.

  2. bark up the wrong tree, to assail or pursue the wrong person or object; misdirect one's efforts:

    If he expects me to get him a job, he's barking up the wrong tree.

More idioms and phrases containing bark

  • talk one's arm off (the bark off a tree)
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Example Sentences

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So, yes, the EU can bite - hard - as well as bark when it comes to retaliating against Donald Trump's tariffs.

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The dogs barking and the neighbour's party in the early hours lead to a negative response.

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In a video of the scene taken by the eldest son, a barking dog and crying children can be heard in the background as agents detain Cesar and place him in the SUV.

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According to the publication, Capt. Jonathan Carver documented in the 1760s that Native American tribes used beetle larvae, which emerged from thawing tree bark during this time of year.

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Yet another shows a fighter torturing older Alawite men, ordering them to bark for the camera.

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