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bark  (barks plural & 3rd person present) (barking present participle) (barked past tense & past participle )
1  verb When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times. 
Don't let the dogs bark...  V 
A small dog barked at a seagull he was chasing.  V at n 
  Bark is also a noun., n-count 
The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks.  
2  verb If you bark at someone, you shout at them aggressively in a loud, rough voice. 
I didn't mean to bark at you...  V at n 
A policeman held his gun in both hands and barked an order.  V n, Also V with quote 
3  n-uncount Bark is the tough material that covers the outside of a tree. 
4 If you say that someone's bark is worse than their bite, you mean that they seem much more unpleasant or hostile than they really are. 
INFORMAL 
♦ one's bark is worse than one's bite  phrase V inflects 
She can be a bit tetchy but her bark is worse than her bite.  
5 
 →  to be barking up the wrong tree 
 →  tree 



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