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

These include collecting and communicating information useful to an enemy, namely Iran; collecting the names of Special Forces soldiers that would be useful for terrorism and perpetrating a bomb hoax at his army barracks.

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These are collecting and communicating information useful to an enemy, namely Iran; collecting the names of Special Forces soldiers that would be useful for terrorism and perpetrating a bomb hoax at his army barracks.

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He also told the jury that the fake bomb that he left on the desk of his barracks when he absconded from there in January 2022 was not designed to frighten anyone.

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He also denies taking a list of special forces soldiers that could be useful to terrorists, perpetrating a bomb hoax at his barracks and escaping from Wandsworth Prison.

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In a statement, a pro-Morales faction of the Mas party said men in black had fired on the vehicle when it passed by a military barracks.

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Related Words

• camp
• garrison
• hut