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Definition of Bark
1. Noun. Tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.
Specialized synonyms: Cinnamon, Cinnamon Bark, Cassia Bark, Chinese Cinnamon, Cinnamon Bark, Magnolia, Tanbark, Mezereum, Canella, Canella Bark, White Cinnamon, Cinchona, Cinchona Bark, Jesuit's Bark, Peruvian Bark, Cascarilla Bark, Eleuthera Bark, Sweetwood Bark, Cascara, Cascara Sagrada, Chittam Bark, Chittem Bark, Winter's Bark, Tapa, Tapa Bark, Tappa, Tappa Bark, Angostura, Angostura Bark, Cork, Cork, Phellem
Group relationships: Root, Branch, Bole, Tree Trunk, Trunk
Derivative terms: Barky
2. Verb. Speak in an unfriendly tone. "They bark that there was a traffic accident "; "She barked into the dictaphone"
3. Noun. A noise resembling the bark of a dog.
4. Verb. Cover with bark.
5. Noun. A sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts.
6. Verb. Remove the bark of a tree. "They bark the trees"
7. Noun. The sound made by a dog.
8. Verb. Make barking sounds. ; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
Specialized synonyms: Bay, Quest, Yap, Yelp, Yip
Derivative terms: Barker, Barker
9. Verb. Tan (a skin) with bark tannins.
Definition of Bark
1. n. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
2. v. t. To strip the bark from; to peel.
3. v. i. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.
4. n. The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.
5. n. 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.
Definition of Bark
1. Noun. (countable uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind. ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) Peruvian bark or Jesuit's bark, the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is produced. ¹
3. Noun. The crust formed on barbecued meat that has had a rub applied to it. ¹
4. Verb. To strip the bark from; to peel. ¹
5. Verb. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from. ¹
6. Verb. To girdle. ¹
7. Verb. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark. ¹
8. Verb. (intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). ¹
9. Verb. (intransitive) To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries. ¹
10. Verb. (transitive) To speak sharply. ¹
11. Noun. The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog. ¹
12. Noun. A similar sound made by some other animals. ¹
13. Noun. (figuratively) An abrupt loud vocal utterance. ¹
14. Noun. (obsolete) A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge. ¹
15. Noun. (poetic) a sailing vessel or boat of any kind. ¹
16. Noun. (nautical) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bark
1. to cry like a dog [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Bark
1. The outermost covering of trees and some plants. This is composed of the cuticle or epidermis, the outer bark (cortex), and the inner bark or fibre. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bark
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