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Barrack

Barrack Meaning & Definition
Barrack Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Barrack?

[n] a building used to house military personnel
[v] laugh or scoff at; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
[v] urge on or encourage esp. by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
[v] lodge in barracks

Synonyms | Synonyms for Barrack: cheer | exhort | flout | gibe | inspire | jeer | pep up | scoff | urge | urge on

Related Terms | Find terms related to Barrack:

See Also | accommodate | bait | casern | cheerlead | cod | encourage | lodge | military quarters | rag | rally | razz | ride | squadroom | tantalise | tantalize | taunt | tease | twit

Barrack In Webster's Dictionary

\Bar"rack\, n. [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp. barraca), from LL. barra bar. See {Bar}, n.] 1. (Mil.) 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. He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. --Gibbon. 2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. [Local, U.S.]
\Bar"rack\, v. t. To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops.
\Bar"rack\, v. i. To live or lodge in barracks.

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