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barrack
(bar′ək, ber′-)
noun
- Rare an improvised hut
- a building or group of buildings for housing soldiers
- a large, plain, often temporary building for housing workmen, police, etc.
Origin: Fr baraque < Sp barraca, cabin, mud hut < barro, clay, mud < VL *barrum, clay
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to house in barracks
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Chiefly Austral. to jeer or shout at (a player, team, performer, etc.)
See barrack in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks
To house (soldiers, for example) in quarters.
noun- A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel. Often used in the plural.
- A large, unadorned building used for temporary occupancy. Often used in the plural.
Origin:
Origin: From French baraques, barracks
Origin: , from Spanish barracas, soldiers' tents or huts
.verb bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks verb, intransitive
- Chiefly British To jeer or shout at a player, speaker, or team.
- Australian To shout support for a team.
Chiefly British
To shout against; jeer at.
Origin:
Origin: Perhaps from Irish dialectal barrack, to brag
Origin: ; akin to brag
.Related Forms:
- barˈrack·er noun
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