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Definition of bark verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    bark

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//bɑrk//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bark
     
     he / she / it barks
     
     past simple barked
     
     -ing form barking
     
     
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  1. 1[intransitive] bark (at somebody/something) when a dog barks, it makes a short loud sound The dog suddenly started barking at us.
  2. 2[transitive] to give orders, ask questions, etc. in a loud, unfriendly way bark out something She barked out an order. bark something (at somebody) He barked questions at her. + speech “Who are you?” he barked.
    3. Idioms
    be barking up the wrong tree (informal)
     
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    to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve something You're barking up the wrong tree if you think we'd lend you money again.
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