barrack
Translation
to barrack, to jeer, to heckle
Examples
The crowd began to barrack the referee.
The crowd began to barrack the referee.
The soldiers were barracked near the border.
The soldiers were barracked near the border.
Grammar Patterns
((sb.)) to jeer at or shout at (sb.). The crowd began to barrack the referee.
((sb.)) to house (sb.), especially soldiers, in barracks. The soldiers were barracked near the border.
Similar Words
Synonyms (jeer): heckle, taunt; (house): billet, quarter
Etymology
The jeering sense is possibly from Irish 'barrach' ('fighter'); the housing sense is from French 'baraque' ('hut').
Memory Tips
Imagine soldiers in a 'barrack' (building) 'barracking' (jeering) at the enemy.