Bark (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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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. 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.
Idioms
  1. to protest in vain: Telling her that she's misinformed is just barking at the moon.
  2. 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.
noun
  1. the external covering of the woody stems, branches, and roots of plants, as distinct and separable from the wood itself.
  2. 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.
noun
  1. a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on all but the aftermost mast, which is fore-and-aft-rigged.
  2. a boat or sailing vessel.
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. he is bad-tempered but harmless
verb
  1. (of a dog or any of certain other animals) to make its typical loud abrupt cry
  2. (of a person, gun, etc) to make a similar loud harsh sound
  3. to say or shout in a brusque, peremptory, or angry tone
  4. to advertise (a show, merchandise, etc) by loudly addressing passers-by
  5. to misdirect one's attention, efforts, etc; be mistaken
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
verb (tr)
  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
noun
  1. a variant spelling (esp US) of barque
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