Barrack Definition
bărək
barracks
verb
barracks
To house (soldiers, for example) in quarters.
American Heritage
To jeer or shout at a player, speaker, or team.
American Heritage
To house in barracks.
Webster's New World
To shout support for a team.
American Heritage
To jeer or shout at (a player, team, performer, etc.)
Webster's New World
noun
A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel.
American Heritage
An improvised hut.
Webster's New World
A large, unadorned building used for temporary occupancy.
American Heritage
A building or group of buildings for housing soldiers.
Webster's New World
A large, plain, often temporary building for housing workmen, police, etc.
Webster's New World
Origin of Barrack
From French baraques barracks from Spanish barracas soldiers' tents or huts
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Perhaps from Irish dialectal barrack to brag akin to brag
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French baraque; from Catalan barraca.
From Wiktionary
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