different between harry vs barrack

English

Etymology

From Middle English herien, harien (compare Walloon hairyî, old French hairier, harier), from Old English her?ian, from Proto-Germanic *harj?n? (compare Saterland Frisian ferheerje, German verheeren (“to harry, devastate”), Swedish härja (“ravage, harry”)), from *harjaz (“army”) (compare Old English here, West Frisian hear, Dutch heer, German Heer), from Proto-Indo-European *koryos (compare Middle Irish cuire (“army”), Lithuanian kãrias (“army; war”), Old Church Slavonic ???? (kara, “strife”), Ancient Greek ???????? (koíranos, “chief, commander”), Old Persian [script needed] (k?ra, “army”)). More at here (“army”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /hæ?i/, /h??i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hæ?i/
• Rhymes: -æ?i

Verb

harry (third-person singular simple present harries, present participle harrying, simple past and past participle harried) (transitive)

1. To plunder, pillage, assault.
2. To make repeated attacks on an enemy.
   • 1906, Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman:

     "One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I'm after a prize to-night,

     But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light;

     Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day,

     Then look for me by moonlight,

     Watch for me by moonlight,

     I'll come to thee by moonlight, though Hell should bar the way."

3. To strip, lay waste, ravage.

   • to harry this beautiful region

   • 1896, John Burroughs, Birds and bees and other studies in nature

     A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush.

4. To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.

Derived terms

• harrier

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the English name Harry.

Adjective

harry (indeclinable)

1. (slang, derogatory) cheesy, shabby, kitschy

Derived terms

• harrytur
• harryhandel

References

• “harry” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the English name Harry.

Adjective

harry (indeclinable)

1. (slang, derogatory) cheesy, shabby, kitschy

Derived terms

• harrytur
• harryhandel

References

• “harry” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæ.??k/

Etymology 1

From French baraque; from Catalan barraca.

Noun

barrack (plural barracks)

1. (military, chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
   • 1919, House Committee on Military Affairs, Army Reorganization: Hearings Before the Committee on Military Affairs, House of Representatives, 66th Congress, 1st Session, on H.R. 8287, H.R. 8068, H.R. 7925, H.R. 8870, Sept. 3, 1919-Nov. 12, 1919, Parts 23-43, page 1956,

     How do you distinguish between the disciplinary barracks and the penitentiary? Where are the disciplinary barracks ?
2. (chiefly in the plural) A primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes.
3. (by extension, chiefly in the plural) Any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building.
4. (US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
5. (Ireland, colloquial, usually in the plural) A police station.

Translations

Verb

barrack (third-person singular simple present barracks, present participle barracking, simple past and past participle barracked)

1. (transitive) To house military personnel; to quarter.
2. (intransitive) To live in barracks.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

barrack (third-person singular simple present barracks, present participle barracking, simple past and past participle barracked)

1. (Britain, transitive) To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.

   Synonyms: badger, jeer, tease, make fun of

   • 2009, Jimmy Greaves, The Heart of the Game, unnumbered page,

     Its basic tenet was to say that if those Arsenal supporters who barracked the board at home games could do any better, let them come forward, put some money in the club, and have a go at being directors themselves. In short, ‘Put up or shut up’, which, of course, only encouraged Johnny and One-armed Lou to heckle the Arsenal board even more. Dear old Dennis, he had no idea the barracking he and his fellow Arsenal directors suffered at every home game came from Spurs supporters.

2. (Australia, New Zealand, intransitive) To cheer for or support a team.

   Synonyms: cheer, (US) root for

   • 2010, John Cash, Joy Damousi, Footy Passions, page 75,

     ‘So to me barracking for the footy I identified with my father, although nobody barracked for Essendon.’