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BARRACK
barrack
(noun) a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe
(verb) laugh at with contempt and derision; “The crowd jeered at the speaker”
cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
(verb) spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; “The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers”
barrack
(verb) lodge in barracks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Barrack
A male given name.
Etymology 1
Noun
barrack (plural barracks)
(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
(chiefly, in the plural) primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes
(chiefly, in the plural) any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building
(US, regional) A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
(Ireland, colloquial, usually, in the plural) A police station.
Verb
barrack (third-person singular simple present barracks, present participle barracking, simple past and past participle barracked)
(transitive) To house military personnel; to quarter.
(intransitive) To live in barracks.
Etymology 2
Verb
barrack (third-person singular simple present barracks, present participle barracking, simple past and past participle barracked)
(British, transitive) To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
(Australia, New Zealand, intransitive) To cheer for or support a team.
Synonyms
• (jeer and heckle): badger, jeer, tease, make fun of
• (cheer): cheer, root for (US)
Source: Wiktionary
Bar"rack, n. Etym: [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp. barraca), from LL. barra bar. See Bar, n.]
1. (Mil.)
Definition: A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings. He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. Gibbon.
2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. [Local, U.S.]
Bar"rack, v. t.
Definition: To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops.
Bar"rack, v. i.
Definition: To live or lodge in barracks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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