Bark Definition
bärk
barked, barking, barks
noun
barks
The harsh sound uttered by a dog.
American Heritage
The outside covering of the stems and roots of trees and woody plants.
Webster's New World
A sound, such as a cough, that is similar to a dog's bark.
American Heritage
Some kinds of this matter used in tanning, dyeing, etc.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
verb
barked, barking, barks
To utter a bark.
American Heritage
To remove bark from (a tree or log).
American Heritage
To treat with a bark infusion, as in leather tanning.
Webster's New World
To make the characteristic sharp, abrupt cry of a dog.
Webster's New World
To make a sound similar to a bark.
American Heritage
idiom
bark up the wrong tree
- To misdirect one's energies or attention.
American Heritage
bark up the wrong tree
- to misdirect one's attack, energies, etc.
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bark
Origin of Bark
Middle English barke boat from Old French barque from Old Italian barca from Latin Latin bāris Egyptian flatbottom boat from Greek from Egyptian byr, br
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English berken to bark from Old English beorcan
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old Norse börkr
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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