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1. Tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
    
2. The sound made by a dog
   - woof
    
3. A noise resembling the bark of a dog
    
4. A sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
   - barque

1. Make barking sounds
   "The dogs barked at the stranger";
   - woof
    
2. Speak in an unfriendly tone
   "She barked into the dictaphone"
    
3. Cover with bark
    
4. Remove the bark of a tree
   - skin
    
5. Tan (a skin) with bark tannins

Derived forms: barked, barks, barking

Type of: cover, covering, cry, emit, let loose, let out, mouth, natural covering, noise, sailing ship, sailing vessel, speak, strip, talk, tan, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Part of: bole, branch, root, tree trunk, trunk

Encyclopedia: Bark, Brian