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barak — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • barrack noun A large, plain building used to house soldiers or other groups of people.
  • shack noun A small, roughly built hut or cabin.
  • shanty noun A small, roughly built hut or shack, often makeshift.

Senses

barak is used for these senses in English:

  • barrack (US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
  • shack A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

barrack — full definition

  1. noun A large, plain building used to house soldiers or other groups of people.
  2. verb To house someone in a barrack, or to live in one.
  3. verb (chiefly British and Australian) To shout support for, or jeer at, a team or speaker.

shack — full definition

  1. noun A small, roughly built hut or cabin.
  2. verb To live somewhere casually, especially with a romantic partner (usually "shack up").

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