the sharp explosive cry of a dog, fox, or seal

(of a dog, fox, or seal) give a bark

a dog barked at her

utter (a command or question) abruptly or aggressively

he began barking out his orders

‘Nobody is allowed up here,’ he barked

the tough protective outer sheath of the trunk, branches, and twigs of a tree or woody shrub

beavers feed on leaves and the living bark of trees

thin sheets of chocolate topped with ingredients such as nuts, confectionery, and dried fruit and broken into irregularly shaped pieces

white chocolate bark studded with cranberries and pistachios

strip the bark from (a tree or piece of wood)

they had to be barked by hand, you couldn't peel them the way you can newly cut wood

tan or dye (leather or other materials) using the tannins found in bark

a ship or boat

he moored his bark on the strand

a sailing ship, typically with three masts, in which the foremast and mainmast are square-rigged and the mizzenmast is rigged fore and aft

the 55 metre three-masted barque is known for adventurous voyages