barrack
2
[ bar-uh k ]
/ ˈbær ək /
verb (used without object)
to shout boisterously for or against a player or team; root or jeer.
verb (used with object)
to shout for or against.
Origin of barrack
2
1885–90; orig. Australian English, perhaps < N Ireland dialect
barrack to
brag
OTHER WORDS FROM barrack
bar·rack·er, nounWords nearby barrack
Definition for barracks (2 of 2)
barrack
1
[ bar-uh k ]
/ ˈbær ək /
noun Usually barracks.
a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, especially in garrison.
any large, plain building in which many people are lodged.
verb (used with or without object)
to lodge in barracks.
Origin of barrack
1
1680–90; < French
baraque, Middle French < Catalan
barraca hut, of obscure origin
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British Dictionary definitions for barracks (1 of 3)
barracks
/ (ˈbærəks) /
pl n (sometimes singular; when plural, sometimes functions as singular)
a building or group of buildings used to accommodate military personnel
any large building used for housing people, esp temporarily
a large and bleak building
Word Origin for barracks
C17: from French
baraque, from Old Catalan
barraca hut, of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for barracks (2 of 3)
barrack
1
/ (ˈbærək) /
verb
to house (people, esp soldiers) in barracks
British Dictionary definitions for barracks (3 of 3)
barrack
2
/ (ˈbærək) /
verb British, Australian and NZ informal
to criticize loudly or shout against (a player, team, speaker, etc); jeer
(intr foll by for)
to shout support (for)
Derived forms of barrack
barracker, noun barracking, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for barrack
C19: from northern Irish: to boast