barrack
1a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, especially in garrison.
any large, plain building in which many people are lodged.
to lodge in barracks.
Origin of barrack
1Other definitions for barrack (2 of 2)
to shout boisterously for or against a player or team; root or jeer.
to shout for or against.
Origin of barrack
2Other words from barrack
- bar·rack·er, noun
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How to use barrack in a sentence
I was not much impressed either by the manners or by the knowledge of the game shown by the barrackers.
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British Dictionary definitions for barrack (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbærək) /
to house (people, esp soldiers) in barracks
British Dictionary definitions for barrack (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbærək) /
to criticize loudly or shout against (a player, team, speaker, etc); jeer
(intr foll by for) to shout support (for)
Origin of barrack
2Derived forms of barrack
- barracker, noun
- barracking, noun, adjective
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