barrack

Meanings

Noun

• A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
• A primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes.
• Any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building.
• A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
• A police station.

Verb

• To house military personnel; to quarter.
• To live in barracks.
• To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
• To cheer for or support a team.

Origin

• From French baraque; from Catalan barraca.