bark

Meanings

Plural: barks

Noun

• tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
• a noise resembling the bark of a dog
• a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
• the sound made by a dog
• The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.
• An abrupt loud vocal utterance.
• The quick opening of the hi-hat cymbal as it is hit, followed by its timely closing.
• The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.
• Peruvian bark or Jesuit's bark, the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is produced.
• Hard candy made in flat sheets, for instance out of chocolate, peanut butter, toffee or peppermint.
• The crust formed on barbecued meat that has had a rub applied to it.
• The envelopment or outer covering of anything.
• A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.
• A sailing vessel or boat of any kind.
• A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
• An Irish person.

Verb

• speak in an unfriendly tone
  • "She barked into the dictaphone"
• cover with bark
• remove the bark of a tree
• make barking sounds
  • "The dogs barked at the stranger"
• tan (a skin) with bark tannins
• To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
• To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
• To speak sharply.
• To strip the bark from; to peel.
• To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.
• To girdle.
• To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark.

Synonyms

barque, give tongue, latrate, rind, skin