transcription, транскрипция: [ bɑ:(r)k ]
( barks, barking, barked)
1.
When a dog barks , it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times.
Don’t let the dogs bark...
A small dog barked at a seagull he was chasing.
VERB : V , V at n
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Bark is also a noun.
The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks.
N-COUNT
2.
If you bark at someone, you shout at them aggressively in a loud, rough voice.
I didn’t mean to bark at you...
A policeman held his gun in both hands and barked an order.
VERB : V at n , V n , also V with quote
3.
Bark is the tough material that covers the outside of a tree.
N-UNCOUNT
4.
If you say that someone’s bark is worse than their bite , you mean that they seem much more unpleasant or hostile than they really are. ( INFORMAL )
She can be a bit tetchy but her bark is worse than her bite.
PHRASE : V inflects
5.
to be barking up the wrong tree: see tree