barrack
IPA: bˈærʌk
noun
- (military, chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
- (chiefly in the plural) A primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes.
- (by extension, chiefly in the plural) Any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building.
- (US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
- (Ireland, colloquial, usually in the plural) A police station.
- A surname.
- A male given name.
verb
- (transitive) To house military personnel; to quarter.
- (intransitive) To live in barracks.
- (Britain, transitive) To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
- (Australia, New Zealand, intransitive) To cheer for or support a team.
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