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barked; barking; barks
Definition of bark
(Entry 1 of 5)
1a : to make the characteristic short loud cry of a dog
b : to make a noise resembling a bark
2 : to speak in a curt loud and usually angry tone : snap
3 informal : to produce a usually sharp, sudden pain
… at 36 and with his mustache turning gray and his body barking back in pain, Luis DeLeon is in spring training with the Cubs.— Joseph A. Reaves The shoulder is pain-free for now, but his elbow barks at him occasionally …— Mike Lupica
1 : to utter in a curt loud usually angry tone
an officer barking orders
2 : to advertise by persistent outcry
barking their wares
bark up the wrong tree
: to promote or follow a mistaken course (as in doing research)
bark
noun (1)Definition of bark (Entry 2 of 5)
1a : the sound made by a barking dog
b : a similar sound
2 : a short sharp peremptory tone of speech or utterance
someone's bark is worse than his/her bite
—used to say that someone known for harsh or angry speech does not actually treat others in an unfairly harsh or harmful wayChairman Paul Millership was larger than life and shouted his orders loud and clear. But his bark was worse than his bite and he was scrupulously fair to employees who put in the effort.— The Nottingham Evening Post
bark
noun (2)Definition of bark (Entry 3 of 5)
1 : the tough exterior covering of a woody root or stem specifically : the tissues outside the cambium that include an inner layer especially of secondary phloem and an outer layer of periderm
2 : cinchona sense 2
3 : a candy containing chocolate and nuts that is made in a sheet and broken into pieces
bark
verb (2)barked; barking; barks
Definition of bark (Entry 4 of 5)
1 : to treat with an infusion of tanbark
2a : to strip the bark from
b : to rub off or abrade the skin of
barked a shin on the desk
bark
noun (3)variants:
or barque
Definition of bark (Entry 5 of 5)
1a : a small sailing ship
b : a sailing ship of three or more masts with the aftmost mast fore-and-aft rigged and the others square-rigged
2 : a craft propelled by sails or oars
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