bark
noun
1. tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
Definition categories: plant, cover, covering
2. a noise resembling the bark of a dog
Definition categories: event, noise
3. a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
Similar word(s): barque
Definition categories: man–made
4. the sound made by a dog
verb
1. speak in an unfriendly tone
- She barked into the dictaphone
Definition categories: communication, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
2. cover with bark
Definition categories: contact, cover
3. remove the bark of a tree
Similar word(s): skin
Definition categories: contact, strip
4. make barking sounds
- The dogs barked at the stranger
Definition categories: communication, emit, utter
5. tan (a skin) with bark tannins
Definition categories: change, tan
Sentences with bark as a verb:
- The neighbour's dog is always barking.
- The seal barked as the zookeeper threw fish into its enclosure.
- The sergeant barked an order.
- to bark one’s heel
- bark the roof of a hut