Bark
[bɑːk] or [bɑrk]
Definition
(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.
(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.
Checker: Maryann--From WordNet
Definition
(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
Checked by Lemuel
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Yelp.
Editor: Mervin
Definition
n. the abrupt cry uttered by a dog wolf &c.—v.i. to yelp like a dog: to clamour.—v.t. (Spens.) to utter with a bark.—n. Bark′er a shop-tout: (slang) a pistol cannon.—His bark is worse than his bite his angry expressions are worse than his actual deeds.
n. the rind or covering of the trunk and branches of a tree: that used in tanning or dyeing or the residue thereof laid upon a street to deaden the sound &c.: the envelopment or outer covering of anything.—v.t. to strip or peel the bark from: to rub off (skin).—n. Bark′-bed a hotbed made of spent bark.—v.t. Bark′en to dry up into a barky substance.—v.i. to become like bark.—adjs. Bark′less; Bark′y.—Cinchona Jesuits' Peruvian bark the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is made.
n. a barge: a ship of small size square-sterned without head-rails: technically a three-masted vessel whose mizzen-mast is fore-and-aft rigged instead of being square-rigged like the fore and main masts—barks of over 3000 tons are now frequently built.—ns. Bar′kantine Bar′quentine a three-masted vessel with the fore-mast square-rigged and the main-mast and mizzen-mast fore-and-aft rigged.
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Examples
- Again, a minute bit of bark has been upturned by the scraping hand, and the direction of the break indicates the direction of the passage. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Jip was there, and Jip WOULD bark at me again. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I returned to my booksSylvie's sharp bark suddenly ceased. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The bark of trees made into a liquor has been used for centuries in treating practically all kinds of hides. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Procure a quantity of the rough outside bark of what is known as scaly-bark hickory tree. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Suddenly the man hastened from the shelter only to return a few minutes later with several pieces of bark and--wonder of wonders--a lead pencil. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Truly his bark was worse than his bite; but the really formidable attack was yet to come. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The more I raved, the more Jip barked. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The illustrious dogs of Constantinople barked their under jaws off, and even then failed to do us justice. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- No living creature was visible or audible--no bird flew by me, no dog barked from the sexton's cottage. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He whistled to call her off; she only barked the louder. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Also of thinking that Jip once barked in the distance, and was instantly choked by somebody. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Jip barked madly all the time. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- As he opened the door the cross-grained greyhound poked out her sharp muzzle from under the sofa, and barked and snapped at him. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- A dim light shone at intervals from some bed-room window; and the hoarse barking of dogs occasionally broke the silence of the night. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Her cross-grained pet greyhound was in the room, and I fully expected a barking and snapping reception. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- While the dogs are yet barking and howling--there is one dog howling like a demon--the church-clocks, as if they were startled too, begin to strike. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- This goes down your throat, and portions of it lodge by the way, and produce a tickling aggravation that keeps you barking and coughing for an hour. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He was mortally jealous of me, and persisted in barking at me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The dog recommenced barking furiously. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The moment he pulled the bell a deep loud barking assailed him from within the wall. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- If you should hear a dog, sir, it's only Merrylegs, and he only barks. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Labouring in this sea, as all barks labour in cross seas, he tossed about and came to no haven. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Sometimes, indeed, he left marks in writing on the barks of the trees, or cut in stone, that guided me, and instigated my fury. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- To improve it, we all distinctly heard Jip give two short barks, and receive another choke. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
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