- the outer layer of a tree
- The bark peels off in summer.
- The people strip the bark and use it in medicines.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rough
- tree
- birch
- …
- peel off
- remove
- strip
- …
- peel off
- chippings
- chips
- mulch
- …
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- the short loud sound made by dogs and some other animals
- The dog gave a loud bark.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loud
- noisy
- give
- a short loud sound made by a gun or a voice
- a bark of laughter
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- short
- harsh
- sharp
- …
- give
- a bark of laughter
Word Originnoun senses 2 to 3 Old English beorc (noun), beorcan (verb), of Germanic origin; possibly related to break. noun sense 1 Middle English: from Old Norse bǫrkr; perhaps related to birch.
Idioms
See bark in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarysomebody’s bark is worse than their bite
- (informal) used to say that somebody is not really as angry or as aggressive as they sound
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