BARK

(DOG) [verb], [noun] - (to make) the loud, rough noise that a dog and some other animals makeThey heard a dog barking outside. [I]Our dog gave a loud bark and rushed to the door, wagging her tail. [C](figurative) The sergeant barked (out) (= shouted quickly in a rough voice) a succession of orders to the new recruits. [T or M](informal) Don't let her frighten you, her bark is worse than her bite (= she is not as unpleasant as she seems).(informal) If you are barking up the wrong tree, you are wrong about something, or you will not be successful in what you are trying to achieve.Chris suspects Mark of stealing her watch, but I reckon she's barking up the wrong tree.I think the researchers are barking up the wrong tree.