bark
bark /b'ɑːrk/ (barks barking barked)
1 [VERB] V, V at n
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.
[N-COUNT]
Bark is also a noun.
The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks.
2 [VERB] V at n, V n, also V with quote
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.
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Bark is the tough material that covers the outside of a tree.
4 [PHRASE] V inflects
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.
5
to be barking up the wrong tree: see tree
1 [VERB] V, V at n
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.
[N-COUNT]
Bark is also a noun.
The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks.
2 [VERB] V at n, V n, also V with quote
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.
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Bark is the tough material that covers the outside of a tree.
4 [PHRASE] V inflects
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.
5
to be barking up the wrong tree: see tree