bark

Noun

• the sound made by a dog

• a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

• a noise resembling the bark of a dog

• tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

Verb

• tan (a skin) with bark tannins

• make barking sounds
  • The dogs barked at the stranger
    

• remove the bark of a tree

• cover with bark

• speak in an unfriendly tone
  • She barked into the dictaphone
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  barque , skin