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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

bark
    n 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 [syn: bark, barque]
    4: the sound made by a dog
    v 1: speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the
         dictaphone"
    2: cover with bark
    3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: bark, skin]
    4: make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
    5: tan (a skin) with bark tannins

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bark \Bark\, n.
   The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar
   sound made by some other animals.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bark \Bark\, Barque \Barque\, n. [F. barque, fr. Sp. or It.
   barca, fr. LL. barca for barica. See Barge.]
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   1. Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing
      smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied
      poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind.
      --Byron.
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   2. (Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and
      mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast
      schooner-rigged.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bark \Bark\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Barking.]
   1. To strip the bark from; to peel.
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   2. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark
      one's heel.
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   3. To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3.
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   4. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to
      bark the roof of a hut.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bark \Bark\, v. i. [OE. berken, AS. beorcan; akin to Icel.
   berkja, and prob. to E. break.]
   1. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal
      organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.
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   2. To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
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            They bark, and say the Scripture maketh heretics.
                                                  --Tyndale.
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            Where there is the barking of the belly, there no
            other commands will be heard, much less obeyed.
                                                  --Fuller.
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Thesaurus Results for Bark:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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