From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
bark
n 1: tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of
trees and other woody plants
2: a noise resembling the bark of a dog
3: a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts [syn: barque]
4: the sound made by a dog
v 1: speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the
dictaphone"
2: cover with bark
3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: skin]
4: make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
5: tan (a skin) with bark tannins
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bark \Bark\, n.
The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar
sound made by some other animals.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bark \Bark\, Barque \Barque\, n. [F. barque, fr. Sp. or It.
barca, fr. LL. barca for barica. See Barge.]
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1. 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.
--Byron.
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2. (Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and
mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast
schooner-rigged.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bark \Bark\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Barking.]
1. To strip the bark from; to peel.
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2. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark
one's heel.
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3. To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3.
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4. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to
bark the roof of a hut.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bark \Bark\, v. i. [OE. berken, AS. beorcan; akin to Icel.
berkja, and prob. to E. break.]
1. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal
organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.
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2. To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
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They bark, and say the Scripture maketh heretics.
--Tyndale.
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Where there is the barking of the belly, there no
other commands will be heard, much less obeyed.
--Fuller.
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