barrack
verb/ˈbærək/
/ˈbærək/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they barrack | /ˈbærək/ /ˈbærək/ |
| he / she / it barracks | /ˈbærəks/ /ˈbærəks/ |
| past simple barracked | /ˈbærəkt/ /ˈbærəkt/ |
| past participle barracked | /ˈbærəkt/ /ˈbærəkt/ |
| -ing form barracking | /ˈbærəkɪŋ/ /ˈbærəkɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] barrack (somebody) (British English) to shout criticism at players in a game, speakers at a meeting, performers, etc.
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- [intransitive, transitive] barrack (for) somebody (Australian English, New Zealand English) to shout and encourage a person or team that you support
Word Originlate 19th cent.: probably from Northern Irish dialect.
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