To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
The neighbour's dog is always barking.
To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
To speak sharply.
The sergeant barked an order.
To strip the bark from; to peel.
To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.
to bark one’s heel
To girdle.
To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark.
bark the roof of a hut
(in combination) Having the specified kind of bark.
a rough-barked tree