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.
Nearby words
Origin of barrack
11680–90; < French baraque, Middle French < Catalan barraca hut, of obscure origin
Definition for barrack (2 of 2)
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
2Related formsbar·rack·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for barrack (1 of 2)
barrack
1/ (ˈbærək) /
verb
to house (people, esp soldiers) in barracks
British Dictionary definitions for barrack (2 of 2)
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 Formsbarracker, nounbarracking, noun, adjective
Word Origin for barrack
C19: from northern Irish: to boast
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Word Origin and History for barrack
barrack
1680s, "temporary hut for soldiers during a siege," from French barraque, from Spanish barraca (mid-13c. in Medieval Latin) "soldier's tent," literally "cabin, hut," perhaps from barro "clay, mud," which is probably of Celt-Iberian origin. Meaning "permanent building for housing troops" (usually in plural) is attested from 1690s.
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