"bark" meaning in English

See bark in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɑrk/ [US], /bɑːk/ [UK] Audio: en-us-bark.ogg [US] Forms: bark [singular], barks [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The outside part of a tree; the skin of the tree.
    Sense id: simple-bark-en-noun-uEJEu~aK
  2. A loud sound made by a dog or seal.
    Sense id: simple-bark-en-noun--cV8iwUt

Verb

IPA: /bɑrk/ [US], /bɑːk/ [UK] Audio: en-us-bark.ogg [US] Forms: bark [canonical], barks [third-person, singular], barked [past], barked [past, participle], barking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When an animal barks it makes a loud, sharp sound.
    Sense id: simple-bark-en-verb-8sgqWYPy
  2. To bark is to speak in a sharp way.
    Sense id: simple-bark-en-verb-OO31VyOC
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      "ipa": "/bɑːk/",
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        "UK"
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      "sampa": "/bA:k/",
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      "sampa": "/bArk/",
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      "ipa": "/bɑːk/",
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