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Synonyms
bark1 (bärk)

[From Middle English berken, to bark, from Old English beorcan.]

noun 

  1. The harsh sound uttered by a dog.
  2. A sound, such as a cough, that is similar to a dog's bark.

verb: barked, bark·ing, barks. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To utter a bark.
  2. To make a sound similar to a bark: “The birds bark softly, sounding almost like young pups” (Charleston SC News and Courier)
  3. To speak sharply; snap: “a spot where you can just drop in . . . without anyone's barking at you for failing to plan ahead” (Andy Birsh)
  4. To work as a barker, as at a carnival.

transitive verb 

To utter in a loud, harsh voice: The quarterback barked out the signals.

idioms

bark up the wrong tree
To misdirect one's energies or attention.
bark2 (bärk)

[Middle English, from Old Norse börkr.]

noun 

  1. The tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees, shrubs, and other woody plants. It includes all tissues outside the vascular cambium.
  2. A specific kind of bark used for a special purpose, as in tanning or medicine.

transitive verb: barked, bark·ing, barks. 

  1. To remove bark from (a tree or log).
  2. To rub off the skin of; abrade: barked my shin on the car door.
  3. To tan or dye (leather or fabric) by steeping in an infusion of bark.
  4. To treat (a patient) using a medicinal bark infusion.

derivatives

barḱy
adjective
bark3,
also barque (bärk)

[Middle English barke, boat, from Old French barque, from Old Italian barca, from Latin.]

noun 

  1. A sailing ship with from three to five masts, all of them square-rigged except the after mast, which is fore-and-aft rigged.
  2. A small vessel that is propelled by oars or sails.