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bar·rack ¹  (brk)

tr.v. bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks

To house (soldiers, for example) in quarters.

n.

1. A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel. Often used in the plural.

2. A large, unadorned building used for temporary occupancy. Often used in the plural.

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[From French baraques, barracks, from Spanish barracas, soldiers' tents or huts.]

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bar·rack ²  (brk)

v. bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks

v.intr.

1. Chiefly British To jeer or shout at a player, speaker, or team.

2. Australian To shout support for a team.

v.tr. Chiefly British

To shout against; jeer at.

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[Perhaps from Irish dialectal barrack, to brag; akin to brag.]

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barrack·er n.

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barrack¹

vb

(Military) to house (people, esp soldiers) in barracks

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barrack²

vb Brit, Austral, and NZ informal

1. to criticize loudly or shout against (a player, team, speaker, etc.); jeer

2. (intr; foll by for) to shout support (for)

[from northern Irish: to boast]

barracker  n

barracking  n & adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	barrack - a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel casern - military barracks in a garrison town military quarters - living quarters for personnel on a military post squad room - a room in a barracks where soldiers are billeted armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
Verb	1.	barrack - lodge in barracks lodge, accommodate - provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"
	2.	barrack - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" exhort, pep up, root on, urge on, urge, inspire, cheer cheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports event encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
	3.	barrack - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" jeer, scoff, flout, gibe bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

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barrack

verb (Informal) heckle, abuse, mock, bait, criticize, boo, taunt, jeer, shout down, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), flame (informal) Fans gained more enjoyment barracking him than cheering on the team.

Translations

barrack (esp Brit) [ˈbærək] VT → abuchear

barrack [ˈbærək] vt (British) (= heckle) [+ speaker, performer] → chahuter

barrack¹

vt soldiers → kasernieren

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barrack²

vt actor etc → auspfeifen, auszischen

vi → pfeifen, zischen

barrack [ˈbærək] vt (Brit) to barrack sb → subissare qn di grida e fischi

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barrack [ˈbærək] vt (Brit) to barrack sb → subissare qn di grida e fischi