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barrack

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbærək/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbærək/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bar′ək)

Inflections of 'barrack' (n): npl: barracks

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bar•rack1 /ˈbærək/USA pronunciation   n. [countable] Usually, barracks. [plural]
  1. Militarya building or group of buildings in which soldiers can live or work.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bar•rack1  (bar′ək),USA pronunciation n. Usually, barracks. 
  1. Militarya building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, esp. in garrison.
  2. any large, plain building in which many people are lodged.

v.t., v.i. 
  1. Militaryto lodge in barracks.
  • Catalan barraca hut, of obscure origin, originally
  • French baraque, Middle French
  • 1680–90

bar•rack2  (bar′ək),USA pronunciation  Australian, Brit.
v.i. 
  1. British Termsto shout boisterously for or against a player or team;
    root or jeer.

v.t. 
  1. British Termsto shout for or against.
  • north, northern Ireland dialect, dialectal barrack to brag
  • origin, originally Australian English, perh. 1885–90
bar′rack•er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
barrack /ˈbærək/ vb
  1. to house (people, esp soldiers) in barracks
barrack /ˈbærək/ vb informal
  1. Brit to criticize loudly or shout against (a player, team, speaker, etc); jeer
  2. Austral NZ (intransitive) followed by for: to shout support (for)
Etymology: 19th Century: from northern Irish: to boast
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