Definition of bark - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
animalsloud sound made by a dog
- The dog's bark echoed through the park.
2.
natureouter covering of a tree
- The tree's bark was rough to the touch.
3.
soundsimilar loud sound by a person or object
- His bark of laughter startled everyone.
4.
candyUS hard candy made in flat sheetsUS
- She made chocolate bark for the holidays.
5.
nauticalDated sailing ship with three mastsDated
- The bark sailed smoothly across the ocean.
Verb
1.
animal soundintr. make a loud, abrupt noise like a dogintr.
- The dog barked loudly at the stranger.
2.
sharp speechintr. speak in a sharp, aggressive toneintr.
- She barked orders at her team.
3.
tree peelingtr. strip a tree's outer protective layertr.
- They barked the tree to prepare it for carving.
4.
injurytr. US scrape or rub off skintr. US
- He barked his knee on the rough ground.
Images of bark
outer covering of a tree 
hard candy made in flat sheets 
sailing ship with three masts
Expressions with bark
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make loud short dog-like cries toward someone or something
The dog barked at the mail carrier every morning.
give commands in a loud harsh manner
The sergeant barked orders at the new recruits.
appearing aggressive but never actually combative
The dog is all bark and no bite, just noisy.
sound threatening or strict yet never carry out real harm
Don't worry about the coach; he will bark but not bite.
take a wrong approach or follow a false lead in a situation
She is barking up the wrong tree by blaming her colleague for the mistake..
people who threaten often do not act on it
Don't worry about his threats; those who bark don't bite.
complain or protest without effect
He keeps barking at the moon about the new policy.
perform a task personally instead of relying on others
He decided to keep a dog and bark himself rather than hire a guard.
aromatic bark used as a spice
She added cinnamon bark to the stew.
make a loud, sharp sound like a dog
Every night, the dogs bark loudly in the neighborhood.
outer layer of a tree trunk or material from it
Tree bark is used to make cork and medicine.
dog collar that deters barking with a stimulus
The bark collar helped reduce the dog's excessive barking.
funny event for dogs based on a bar mitzvah
They threw a bark mitzvah for their poodle last weekend.
small beetle living in tree bark and often damaging trees
Bark beetle infestations can kill many trees.
bitter aromatic bark from South American trees
Angostura bark is an ingredient in some bitters.
insect living on trees feeding on algae
A bark louse was spotted on the tree trunk.
bark from the dita tree used for medicine or other purposes
Dita bark is used in traditional medicine.
do a task oneself despite hiring someone else
He decided to buy a dog and bark himself instead of hiring help.
do a task yourself even after arranging another person for it
You pay an accountant, so don’t have a dog and bark oneself.
tree covering yielding quinine compounds, used to treat illness
Cinchona bark supplied quinine for treating malaria.
Origin of bark
Old Norse, barkr (bark of a tree)
Terms with bark included in their meaning
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cooking
spice from the inner bark of certain trees
nature
large tree with a wide trunk and thick bark
nature
type of tree with thin bark
nature
type of tree with thin leaves and smooth bark
spice
thin piece of cinnamon bark rolled into a tube
packaging
bottle stopper traditionally made from tree bark
materials
made from lightweight bottle-sealing tree bark
cooking
powdered spice made from cinnamon bark used to flavor food and drinks
dog sound
bark sharply or shrilly
resemblance
object that looks like a rolled brown spice bark piece
botany
tree with smooth grey bark and pointed leaves
dog sound
bark like a dog
dog sound
high-pitched bark of a small dog
plants
tree of the genus Betula with peeling bark
tree
outer layer of tree bark
trees
North American plane tree with mottled bark
bark
short loud sound made by a dog
nature
large tree with smooth gray bark and edible nuts in burs
soft drink
sweet non-alcoholic drink flavored with birch bark or wintergreen
wood
birch tree from eastern North America with spicy bark for oil
birch
tree with dark bark, aromatic wood, used for birch oil
nature
type of pine tree with dark bark and needles
tree
poplar tree with dark bark found in Europe and Asia
tree shrub
willow with dark bark, linear leaves, native to North America
Examples of bark in a sentence
She was startled by the sudden bark from the neighbor's pet. The bark of the oak tree was thick and sturdy. Insects burrowed under the bark, damaging the tree. The bark of the cannon echoed through the valley. A sudden bark from the intercom caught our attention. The bakery sold peppermint bark during the winter season.
He enjoyed a piece of almond bark as a sweet treat. The old bark was restored and put on display at the museum. He admired the craftsmanship of the bark at the harbor. The fox barked sharply in the night. Hearing a bark, the cat ran up the tree. He barked at the waiter for slow service. The coach barked instructions from the sidelines. Farmers bark the trees to harvest the cork. They barked the logs before sending them to the mill. She barked her elbow on the door frame. The child barked his shin while climbing the tree.
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- French:aboiement, aboyer, ...
- German:Bellen, bellen, ...
- Italian:latrato, abbaiare, ...
- Spanish:ladrido, ladrar, ...
- Portuguese:latido, latir, ...
- Chinese:狗叫声, 吠叫, ...
- Japanese:吠え声, 吠える, ...
- Arabic:نُبَاح, نَبَحَ, ...
- Hebrew:נְבִיחָה, לִנְבּוֹחַ, ...
- Russian:лай, лаять, ...
- Ukrainian:гавкіт, гавкати, ...
- Hindi:भौंक, भौंकना, ...
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