English Explanatory Dictionary

barrack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
  2. A primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes.
  3. Any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building.
  4. A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
  5. A police station.
verb
  1. To house military personnel; to quarter.
  2. To live in barracks.
verb
  1. To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
  2. To cheer for or support a team.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. A male given name from Arabic.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæɹ.ək/ /ˈbɛɹ.ək/ /ˈbeɹ.ək/ en-us-barrack.ogg EN-AU ck1 barrack.ogg

Word forms

barrack barracks barracking barracked

Etymology

Borrowed from French baraque, from Spanish barraca or Catalan barraca, which is of uncertain origin. It is probably either a diminutive of Vulgar Latin *barra (“bar”), of unclear origin, or a diminutive of Vulgar Latin *barrum (“clay, mud”) from Celtiberian or Paleo-Hispanic.

Synonyms

badger jeer tease make fun of barrack gird heckle roast taunt cheer root for acclaim acclamate applaud hail beclap cheer on clap encheer hurrah hurray huzzah

Derived words

barrack buster barracker Barrack Hill barrack-room lawyer barrack stanchion

Translations

Belarusian: бара́к Bulgarian: бара́ка Danish: barak German: Baracke Italian: baracca Polish: barak Russian: бара́к Sicilian: barracca Swedish: barack Turkish: baraka Ottoman Turkish: باراقه Ukrainian: бара́к
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