barrack

¹

[ bar-uhk ]

noun

1. a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, especially in garrison.
2. any large, plain building in which many people are lodged.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to lodge in barracks.

barrack

²

[ bar-uhk ]

verb (used without object)

1. to shout boisterously for or against a player or team; root or jeer.

verb (used with object)

1. to shout for or against.

barrack

¹

/ ˈbærək /

verb

1. to criticize loudly or shout against (a player, team, speaker, etc); jeer
2. intrfoll byfor to shout support (for)

barrack

²

/ ˈbærək /

verb

1. to house (people, esp soldiers) in barracks

Derived Forms

• ˈbarracker, noun
• ˈbarracking, nounadjective

Other Words From

• barrack·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrack¹

1680–90; < French baraque, Middle French < Catalan barraca hut, of obscure origin

Origin of barrack²

1885–90; originally Australian English, perhaps < N Ireland dialect barrack to brag

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrack¹

C19: from northern Irish: to boast

Example Sentences

The White House did say, in the pardon statement, that Trump megadonor Geoff Palmer and Trump friend Tom Barrack advocated for the pardon.

From Slate

As first reported by The Shade Borough, the 22-year-old student, known as Samuel, said he was walking down Northampton's Barrack Road on 8 August when he stopped to give change to a homeless person he had met before.

From BBC

A private equity investor and close ally of Trump, Barrack also served as his adviser.

From Seattle Times

Figures, an attorney, also served as an aide to former President Barrack Obama, serving as domestic director of the Presidential Personnel Office, and as a congressional staffer for U.S.

From Seattle Times

When she was finally freed in 2010, Ms Suu Kyi began meeting her political colleagues and world leaders there, starting with then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2011, and then President Barrack Obama in November 2012.

From BBC

Related Words

• camp
• garrison
• hut