Definition of barrack Barrack
/bΓ¦ΛΙΉΚk/ - [batruk] - barβ’rack
We found 21 definitions of barrack from 7 different sources.
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NounPlural: barracks |
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| barrack - a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel | ||
| military quarters living quarters for personnel on a military post | ||
| armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | ||
| casern military barracks in a garrison town | ||
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| barrack - lodge in barracks | ||
| lodge, accommodate put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" | ||
| barrack - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" | ||
| jeer, scoff, flout, gibe | ||
| twit, taunt, tantalize, razz, tantalise, cod, bait, rally, rag, tease, ride attack with dogs or set dogs upon | ||
| barrack - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" | ||
| cheer, root on, inspire, urge, urge on, exhort, pep up | ||
| encourage spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife" | ||
| cheerlead act as a cheerleader in a sports event | ||
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Wiktionary 
- barrack (Noun)
A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. - barrack (Noun)
Primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for usually temporary housing or other purposes. - barrack (Noun)
Any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building. - barrack (Noun)
A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. - barrack (Noun)
A police station . - barrack (Verb)
To house military personnel; to quarter. - barrack (Verb)
To live in barracks. - barrack (Verb)
To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means. - barrack (Verb)
To cheer for a team; to jeer at the opposition team or at the umpire after an adverse decision.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- barrack (n.)
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. - barrack (n.)
A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. - barrack (v. t.)
To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops. - barrack (v. i.)
To live or lodge in barracks.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ξ©
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barrack
To spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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barrack
barβ²ak, n. a building for soldiers, esp. in garrison (generally in pl.). [Fr. baraque (It. baracca, Sp. barraca, a tent); acc. to Diez from barra, bar.]
Wikipedia 
- A barrack is a military building where soldiers live and sleep. Sometimes, they are made stronger with sandbags or barbed wire fences, and sometimes they are built underground. They have been in use for many years by many different countries in many different wars.
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