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Bark - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Bark : (noun)
1: tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of
trees and other woody plants
2: a noise resembling the bark of a dog
3: a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts [syn: barque]
4: the sound made by a dog
(verb)
1: speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the
dictaphone"
2: cover with bark
3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: skin]
4: make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
5: tan (a skin) with bark tannins
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Bark : \Bark\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Barking.]
1. To strip the bark from; to peel.
2. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark
one's heel.
3. To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3.
4. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to
bark the roof of a hut.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Bark : \Bark\, v. i. [OE. berken, AS. beorcan; akin to Icel.
berkja, and prob. to E. break.]
1. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal
organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.
2. To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
They bark, and say the Scripture maketh heretics.
--Tyndale.
Where there is the barking of the belly, there no
other commands will be heard, much less obeyed.
--Fuller.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Bark : \Bark\, n.
The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar
sound made by some other animals.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Bark : \Bark\, Barque \Barque\, n. [F. barque, fr. Sp. or It.
barca, fr. LL. barca for barica. See Barge.]
1. Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing
smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied
poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind.
--Byron.
2. (Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and
mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast
schooner-rigged.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Bark |
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