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BARRACK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("barrack" is a kind of...):

military quarters (living quarters for personnel on a military post)

Meronyms (parts of "barrack"):

squad room (a room in a barracks where soldiers are billeted)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "barrack"):

casern (military barracks in a garrison town)

Derivation:

barrack (lodge in barracks)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Laugh at with contempt and derision

Example:

The crowd jeered at the speaker

Synonyms:

barrack; flout; gibe; jeer; scoff

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "barrack" is one way to...):

bait; cod; rag; rally; razz; ride; tantalise; tantalize; taunt; tease; twit (harass with persistent criticism or carping)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

Example:

The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers

Synonyms:

barrack; cheer; exhort; inspire; pep up; root on; urge; urge on

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "barrack" is one way to...):

encourage (inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "barrack"):

cheerlead (act as a cheerleader in a sports event)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Lodge in barracks

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "barrack" is one way to...):

accommodate; lodge (provide housing for)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

barrack (a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel)

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