'Barrack' definitions:

Definition of 'barrack'

From: WordNet
noun
A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
verb
Lodge in barracks
verb
Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up]
verb
Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe]

Definition of 'Barrack'

From: GCIDE
  • Barrack \Bar"rack\, n. [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp. barraca), from LL. barra bar. See Bar, n.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Mil.) A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings. [1913 Webster]
  • He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of dry branches and thatched with straw. --Gibbon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Barrack'

From: GCIDE
  • Barrack \Bar"rack\, v. t. To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to barrack troops. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Barrack'

From: GCIDE
  • Barrack \Bar"rack\, v. i. To live or lodge in barracks. [1913 Webster]

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