noun
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The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.
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An abrupt loud vocal utterance.
verb
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To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
example
The neighbour's dog is always barking.
synonyms
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To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
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To speak sharply.
example
The sergeant barked an order.
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The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.
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Peruvian bark or Jesuit's bark, the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is produced.
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Hard candy made in flat sheets, for instance out of chocolate, peanut butter, toffee or peppermint.
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The crust formed on barbecued meat that has had a rub applied to it.
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The envelopment or outer covering of anything.
verb
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To strip the bark from; to peel.
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To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.
example
to bark one’s heel
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To girdle.
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To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark.
example
bark the roof of a hut
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A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.
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A sailing vessel or boat of any kind.
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A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
Examples of barks in a Sentence
I'll keep that in mind the next time the sergeant barks at me.
The sacred barks of the divinities preserved in the sanctuary of Karnak were then conveyed in procession by water to Luxor and back again; a representation of the festal scenes is given on the walls of the great colonnade.
The two barks when whole are easily enough distinguished, and their microscopical characters are also quite distinct.
Barks turns icy at the mention of this quango.
Barks and roars from further down the stairs made her stop and grip the railing.
For this reason those barks which, like C. Calisaya, C. officinalis, and C. Ledgeriana, contain but little colouring matter are preferred, the quinine being more easily extracted from them in a colourless form.
Commercial sulphate of quinine frequently contains from I tc 10% of cinchonidine sulphate, owing to the use of barks containing it.
The first importation from India took place in 1867, since which time the cultivated bark has arrived in Europe in constantly increasing quantities, London being the chief market for the Indian barks and Amsterdam for those of Java.
The South American kinds contain a variable admixture of inferior barks, and the cultivated Indian barks comprise, under the respective names of yellow, pale, and red barks, a number of varieties.
Karsten also ascertained by experiments made at Bogota on C. lancifolia that the barks of one district were sometimes devoid of quinine, while those of the same species from a neighbouring locality yielded 32 to 42% of the sulphate; moreover, Dr De Vrij found that the bark of C. officinalis cultivated at Utakamand varied in the yield of quinine from I to 9%.
The group communicates with a range of calls, including trills, squeaks, grunts, hoots and barks.
He is a small dog who leaves no footprints and makes no sound when he barks.
We can't leave him outside, because he barks from the time he is put outside until he's brought back inside.
It simply delivers an annoying spray of all natural citronella in the face when your dog barks.
When your dog barks, give a quick light snap on the collar combined with a firm "No bark!" command.
The collar is designed to deliver a small electrostatic shock whenever your dog barks.
We tried shutting the door, but she barks very loudly.
If you get attuned to the different barks you may hear, you will be able to understand your dog better and be better able to deal with the situation at hand.
Although each dog is unique, there are certain tones to different barks that all dogs have in common to some extent.
See if you can match up these different kinds of barks with your own pet's way of communicating with you.
Anti-bark collars provide an uncomfortable sensation to the dog whenever he barks.
For example, a fearful dog who barks excessively may be traumatized by an anti-bark collar.
Several of the styles sport a nature theme, for example, deeply colored tree barks that are then accented with equally eye-catching foliage.