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Barrack Very Common

Barrack has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

2

A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.

Verb
1

lodge in barracks

2

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

"The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

3

laugh at with contempt and derision

"The crowd jeered at the speaker"

4

To house military personnel; to quarter.

5

To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

2

A male given name.

See Also
police station roof movable personnel garrison hut jeer house
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
military quarters lodge encourage tease
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
casern cheerlead
Rhyming Words
ack cack fack yack lack rack nack mack hack tack zack gack pack back sack wack jack shack slack chack
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