1. Tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants 
2. A noise resembling the bark of a dog 
3. A sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
   - barque 
4. The sound made by a dog
   - woof

1. Speak in an unfriendly tone
   "She barked into the dictaphone" 
2. Cover with bark 
3. Remove the bark of a tree
   - skin 
4. Make barking sounds
   "The dogs barked at the stranger"
   - woof 
5. Tan (a skin) with bark tannins

Derived forms: barks, barked, barking

See also: barker, barky

Type of: cover, covering, cry, emit, let loose, let out, mouth, natural covering, noise, sailing ship, sailing vessel, speak, strip, talk, tan, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Part of: bole, branch, root, tree trunk, trunk

Encyclopedia: Bark Bark, Germany

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