ALL meanings of barked
bark
B b - noun barked the external covering of the woody stems, branches, and roots of plants, as distinct and separable from the wood itself. 1
- noun barked Tanning. a mixture of oak and hemlock barks. 1
- noun barked candy, usually of chocolate with large pieces of nuts, made in flat sheets. 1
- verb without object barked (of a dog or other animal) to utter an abrupt, explosive cry or a series of such cries. 1
- verb without object barked to make a similar sound: The big guns barked. 1
- verb without object barked to speak or cry out sharply or gruffly: a man who barks at his children. 1
- verb without object barked Informal. to advertise a theater performance, carnival sideshow, or the like, by standing at the entrance and calling out to passersby. 1
- verb without object barked to cough. 1
- verb with object barked to rub off or scrape the skin of, as by bumping into something: to bark one's shins. 1
- verb with object barked to remove a circle of bark from; girdle. 1
- verb with object barked to cover, enclose, or encrust with or as if with bark. 1
- verb with object barked to treat with a bark infusion; tan. 1
- verb with object barked to strip the bark from; peel. 1
- idioms barked bark at the moon, to protest in vain: Telling her that she's misinformed is just barking at the moon. 1
- idioms barked bark up the wrong tree, to assail or pursue the wrong person or object; misdirect one's efforts: If he expects me to get him a job, he's barking up the wrong tree. 1
- noun barked Simple past tense and past participle of bark. 1