The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.

(figurative) An abrupt loud vocal utterance.

(countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.

(medicine) Peruvian bark or Jesuit's bark, the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is produced.

Hard candy made in flat sheets, for instance out of chocolate, peanut butter, toffee or peppermint.

The crust formed on barbecued meat that has had a rub applied to it.

The envelopment or outer covering of anything.

(poetic) A sailing vessel or boat of any kind.

(nautical) A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.

(intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).

(intransitive) To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.

(transitive) To speak sharply.

To strip the bark from; to peel.

To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.

To girdle.

To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark.