1. Insane, strange, eccentric or stupid
   "it used to drive my husband barking mad";
   - balmy [archaic, slang], barmy [slang], bats [slang], batty [slang], bonkers [slang], buggy [N. Amer, slang], cracked [slang], crackers [slang], daft [Brit, slang], dotty [Brit, slang], fruity [slang], haywire [slang], kooky [slang], kookie [slang], loco [slang], loony [slang], loopy [slang], nuts [slang], nutty [slang], round the bend [slang], around the bend [slang], wacky [slang], whacky [slang], daffy [slang], dippy [slang], doolally [Brit, slang], wacko [slang], daft as a brush [Brit, slang], potty [Brit, slang], round the twist [Brit, slang], dumbass [N. Amer, slang], nutsy [N. Amer, slang], barking mad [Brit, slang], mental [slang], bughouse [N. Amer, slang], cuckoo [slang]

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
   "The craftsman barked the rustic furniture"
    
4. Remove the bark of a tree
   "The woodcutters barked the logs"; "They skinned the trunk for its valuable bark";
   - skin
    
5. Tan (a skin) with bark tannins
   "Traditional tanners barked the hides using local tree bark"

See also: insane

Type of: cover, emit, let loose, let out, mouth, speak, strip, talk, tan, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Barking, London, England