Definition of "bark"
- verb
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.
- noun
The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog.
A similar sound made by some other animals.
An abrupt loud vocal utterance.
The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
Peruvian bark or Jesuit's bark, the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is produced.
The crust formed on barbecued meat that has had a rub applied to it.
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 three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
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