bark

[Bark]

A bark is the loud, sharp sound a dog makes. Seals also bark, and people sometimes bark with laughter or bark out commands.

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To strip the bark from; to peel.

Noun
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

Noun
the sound made by a dog

Noun
a noise resembling the bark of a dog

Noun
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

Verb
tan (a skin) with bark tannins

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Verb
speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone"

Verb
make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"

Verb
remove the bark of a tree

Verb
cover with bark

v. t.
To strip the bark from; to peel.

v. t.
To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel.

v. t.
To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3.

v. t.
To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.

v. i.
To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.

v. i.
To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.

n.
The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.

n.
Alt. of Barque

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.

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.

Where there is the barking of the belly, there no other commands will be heard, much less obeyed.

Bark

Bark, n. The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.

To strip the bark from; to peel.

To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.

The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.

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Usage Examples

Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear.

As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree,' probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves.

It is no use painting the foot of the tree white, the strength of the bark cries out from beneath the paint.

I have no way of knowing how people really feel, but the vast majority of those I meet couldn't be nicer. Every once in a while someone barks at me. My New Year's resolution is not to bark back.