bark

bark
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. covering, rind, skin, shell; yelp, yap, bay (See cry); barque, brig (See ship).
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [An outer covering, especially of trees]
Syn. rind, skin, peel, shell, case, crust, peeling, cork, husk, cortex, hide, pelt, coat; see also skin .
2. [A short, explosive sound]
Syn. yelp, yap, grunt; see noise 1 .
3. [A ship]
Syn. vessel, sloop, brig; see boat , ship .
See Synonym Study at skin . v.
1. [To emit a dog's characteristic sound]
Syn. yelp, yap, bay, howl, cry, growl, snarl, gnar, gnarl, yip, woof*, arf*.
2. [To speak as though barking]
Syn. snap, snarl, growl; see yell .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
1. woof yip, yelp, howl, yawp, bowwow, bay, arf, growl.
2. covering skin, husk, peeling, hide, shell, pod.
II
v.
1. woof yip, yelp, howl, yawp, yap, bowwow, bay, arf, growl.
2. shout bellow, holler, yell, snap, growl, bluster, roar, snarl, thunder.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A sudden sharp, explosive noise: bang, clap, crack, explosion, pop1, rat-a-tat-tat, report, snap. See SOUNDS. II verb 1. To make a sudden sharp, explosive noise: bang, clap, crack, pop1, snap. See SOUNDS. 2. To speak abruptly and sharply: snap, snarl1. Idioms: bite someone's head off, snap someone's head (or nose) off. See WORDS.

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