bark
/bɑːk/noun
उच्चारण बार्क
छाल, वल्कल
Basic wordPYP · asked 6 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom, one-word substitution, proverb
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SSC Exams before 2018- 1
[U]
the outer covering of a tree
छाल, वल्कल
- Cinnamon comes from the bark of a tree.
- The monkey peeled the bark off the branch with its fingers.
- The bark of the old banyan tree is rough and grey.
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- Some medicines are made from the bark of trees.
- Termites had eaten into the bark of the fallen tree.
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[I] ~ (at sb/sth)
(of dogs) to make a short loud sound
भौंकना
- The dog barked at the stranger.
- The guard dogs barked all night whenever strangers passed.
- The puppy barks whenever the doorbell rings.
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- Dogs were barking at the passing train.
- Our neighbour's dog barked at me all the way down the road.
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[T] ~ sth (out) (at sb)
to give orders or ask questions in a loud, unfriendly way
चिल्लाकर हुक्म देना
- The officer barked orders at the soldiers.
- The coach barked instructions from the sideline.
- The manager barked an order and everyone went back to work.
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- She barked a question at the nervous student.
- The sergeant barked out his orders and the line moved at once.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bark (verb, dog)
A dog barks to make a short loud sound. It is followed by at when the sound is directed to someone.
कुत्ता छोटी तेज़ आवाज़ निकालने के लिए 'bark' करता है। जिसकी ओर आवाज़ हो उसके लिए 'at' आता है।
- The dog barked at the postman.
- Dogs bark all night in our lane.
bark (verb) + orders
People can bark orders: speak in a harsh, loud way.
लोग भी कठोर, तेज़ आवाज़ में आदेश 'bark' कर सकते हैं।
- The sergeant barked an order.
- Don't bark at me!
bark (noun) = tree covering
The bark of a tree is its outer layer; uncountable in this sense.
पेड़ का बाहरी आवरण 'bark' है; इस अर्थ में uncountable।
- The bark of the neem tree has medicinal value.
- Children peeled the bark off a twig.
bark (noun) = dog sound
A bark is a single sound of a dog.
'Bark' कुत्ते की एक आवाज़ है।
- We heard a loud bark in the dark.
- The bark of the guard dog woke us.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bark
loudsharptreeroughgruffangry
- He gave a sharp bark of laughter.
उसने तीखी हँसी छोड़ी।
verb + bark
heargivepeelstripignore
- Ignore the bark; the dog is friendly.
भौंकने पर ध्यान मत दो; कुत्ता मित्रवत है।
bark + at
at strangersat the moonat the gateat the postmanat us
- Street dogs bark at strangers.
आवारा कुत्ते अजनबियों पर भौंकते हैं।
bark + out
out ordersout questionsout a commandout an instructionout a name
- The captain barked out a command.
कप्तान ने तेज़ आवाज़ में आदेश दिया।
“More examples 5
- The watchman's dog barked all night.
चौकीदार का कुत्ता रात भर भौंकता रहा।
- The teacher barked at the noisy class.
शिक्षक ने शोर करती कक्षा को डाँटा।
- Medicine is made from the bark of this tree.
इस पेड़ की छाल से दवा बनती है।
- His bark is worse than his bite.
वह केवल बोलता है, कुछ करता नहीं।
- You are barking up the wrong tree.
आप गलत दिशा में प्रयास कर रहे हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The dog barked to the thief.
✓ The dog barked at the thief.
Bark at is used for the target of a bark.
भौंकने के लक्ष्य के लिए 'bark at' आता है।
✗ The cat barks at night.
✓ The cat meows at night.
Bark is only for dogs; different animals have different verbs.
'Bark' केवल कुत्तों के लिए है; अलग-अलग जानवरों की अलग क्रियाएँ होती हैं।
✗ The bark of the tree are rough.
✓ The bark of the tree is rough.
The subject is bark, which is singular.
Subject 'bark' singular है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Bark, growl and yelp are dog sounds, with different meaning.
'Bark', 'growl' और 'yelp' कुत्ते की आवाज़ें हैं, पर अर्थ भिन्न हैं।
¶Idioms 4
his/her bark is worse than his/her bite
somebody is not as unpleasant or as dangerous as they seem
जो गरजते हैं वो बरसते नहीं
- The principal shouts a lot, but his bark is worse than his bite.
bark up the wrong tree
to have the wrong idea about how to get something; to blame the wrong person
गलत दिशा में प्रयास करना
- If you think I took it, you are barking up the wrong tree.
sb's bark is worse than their bite
used to say that sb is not really as angry or as aggressive as they sound
(कोई) जितना ग़ुस्सैल दिखता है उतना होता नहीं
- Don't be scared of the principal; his bark is worse than his bite.
- She shouts a lot, but her bark is worse than her bite.
barking dogs seldom bite
people who make a lot of loud threats rarely do anything harmful
भौंकने वाले कुत्ते काटते नहीं; जो गरजते हैं वे बरसते नहीं
- Don't worry about his angry speech; barking dogs seldom bite.
- The neighbour keeps threatening to call the police, but barking dogs seldom bite.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homonym, asked very often: bark (of a tree) and bark (of a dog).
Homonym में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: bark (पेड़ की छाल) और bark (कुत्ते की भौंक)।
§Grammar and usage
Animal sounds: dogs bark, cats mew, lions roar, wolves howl, horses neigh, donkeys bray, frogs croak, owls hoot.
जानवरों की आवाज़ें: dogs bark, cats mew, lions roar, wolves howl, horses neigh, donkeys bray, frogs croak, owls hoot।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bark up the wrong tree, his bark is worse than his bite, barking dogs seldom bite.
Idioms: bark up the wrong tree (गलत दिशा में कोशिश करना या गलत व्यक्ति पर शक करना), his bark is worse than his bite (वह बोलता ज़्यादा है, करता कम है), barking dogs seldom bite (जो ज़्यादा गरजते हैं वे कम नुकसान करते हैं)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Quinine (for malaria) comes from the bark of the cinchona tree.
कुनैन (मलेरिया के लिए) सिनकोना पेड़ की छाल से मिलती है।