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bar·rack 1
(băr′ək)tr.v. bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks
To house (soldiers, for example) in quarters.
n. often barracks
1. A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel.
2. A large, unadorned building used for temporary occupancy.
[From French baraque, hut made of planks, barrack, from Middle French barraque, ultimately (via Old Provençal baraca Old Spanish barraca) from Catalan barraca, hut, perhaps partly from a source akin to Spanish varga, thatched hut (of unknown origin) and partly from medieval Andalusian Arabic *barrāka, perhaps meaning "hut for resting beasts of burden" (from Arabic barraka, to make (a camel) kneel; akin to Akkadian birku and Hebrew berek, knee).]
bar·rack 2
(băr′ək)v. bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks
v.intr.
1. Chiefly British To jeer or shout at a player, speaker, or team.
2. Australian To shout support for a team.
v.tr. Chiefly British
To shout against; jeer at.
[Perhaps from Irish dialectal barrack, to brag; akin to brag.]
bar′rack·er n.
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barrack
(ˈbærək)vb
(Military) to house (people, esp soldiers) in barracks
barrack
(ˈbærək)vb
1. to criticize loudly or shout against (a player, team, speaker, etc); jeer
2. (foll by: for) to shout support (for)
[C19: from northern Irish: to boast]
ˈbarracker n
ˈbarracking n, adj
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bar•rack1
(ˈbær ək)n. Usu., barracks.
1. a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, esp. in garrison.
2. any large building in which many people are lodged.
v.t., v.i. 3. to lodge in barracks.
[1680–90; < French baraque, Middle French < Catalan barraca hut]
bar•rack2
(ˈbær ək)Chiefly Brit.
v.i.
1. to jeer; scoff.
v.t. 2. to shout for or against, as a sports team.
[1885–90; orig. Australian E, perhaps < N Ireland dial. barrack to brag]
bar′rack•er, n.
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barrack
Past participle: barracked
Gerund: barracking
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| Noun | 1. |  barrack - a building or group of buildings used to house military personnelcasern - military barracks in a garrison town military quarters - living quarters for personnel on a military post squad room - a room in a barracks where soldiers are billeted 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" |
| Verb | 1. |  barrack - lodge in barracks lodge, accommodate - provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" |
| 2. |  barrack - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"cheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports event encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to | |
| 3. |  barrack - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" |
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barrack
verb (Informal) heckle, abuse, mock, bait, criticize, boo, taunt, jeer, shout down, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), flame (informal) Fans gained more enjoyment barracking him than cheering on the team.
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