1. (military) a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
   "The soldiers returned to their barracks after the drill"

1. Lodge in barracks
   "The soldiers were barracked near the training grounds"
    
2. [Austral, NZ] Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
   "The crowd barracked the demonstrating strikers";
   - cheer, root on [N. Amer, informal], inspire, urge, urge on, exhort, pep
    
3. [Brit] Shout or laugh at with contempt and derision
   "The crowd barracked the unpopular speaker";
   - jeer, scoff, flout, gibe

Derived forms: barracked, barracking, barracks

Type of: accommodate, bait, cod [Brit, informal], encourage, lodge, military quarters, rag, rally, razz [N. Amer, informal], ride [N. Amer, informal], taunt, tease, twit [informal], wind up [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Barrack