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English noun: barrack | |||
| 1. | barrack (artifact) a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | military quarters | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | casern | ||
| Part holonym | squad room | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
English verb: barrack | |||
| 1. | barrack (stative) lodge in barracks | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accommodate, lodge | ||
| 2. | barrack (communication) spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | ||
| Samples | The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers. | ||
| Synonyms | cheer, exhort, inspire, pep up, root on, urge, urge on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | encourage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cheerlead | ||
| 3. | barrack (communication) laugh at with contempt and derision | ||
| Samples | The crowd jeered at the speaker. | ||
| Synonyms | flout, gibe, jeer, scoff | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit | ||
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