bark

bark
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n
1. bowwow, arf, yelp, yip, yap, cry; roar, bellow, Obs. bell, howl, bay, hoot, ululation.
2. blast, bang, report, crack, snap; boom, explosion, thunder.
3. snap, snarl, growl; shout, yell, outcry, bawl, Inf. holler; scream, screech, shriek.
v
4. yelp, yip, yap, cry, roar, bellow, Obs. bell; howl, bay, hoot, ululate.
5. shout, yell, thunder, sound off, vociferate, bluster, bawl, Inf. holler; snap, snarl, growl; scream, screech, shriek; assail, rail at, revile, berate, lash out at, vituperate, Inf. bawl out.
6. bark up the wrong tree
United States. follow the wrong scent, be on the wrong trail; blunder, err, be in error, make a mistake.
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n
1. skin, crust, peeling, rind, husk, shuck, pod, hide, shell, hull, integument, membrane, pellicle, involucre, Anat., Zool. cortex; cover, covering, coat, coating, case, casing, wrapping, wrapper, cloak, sheath, sheathing, envelope, enclosure, Bot. perigonium.
v
2. peel, pare, skin, husk, shuck, hull, shell; strip, uncover, unwrap, unsheathe, uncloak; open, denude, denudate, bare; excoriate, scrape, shave, scale; abrade, rub, fret.
3. cover, enclose, envelop, encase, wrap, sheathe, cloak.

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  • bark — Ⅰ. bark [1] ► NOUN ▪ the sharp explosive cry of a dog, fox, or seal. ► VERB 1) give a bark. 2) utter (a command or question) abruptly or aggressively. ● one s bark is worse than one s bite Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

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