barrack for a team

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• barrack for — root for; to support or cheer one s favourite team on …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• barrack for — Australian Slang root for; to support or cheer one s favourite team on …   English dialects glossary

• barrack — I. /ˈbærək / (say baruhk) noun (usually plural) 1. a building or range of buildings for lodging soldiers, especially in garrison. 2. Australian History accommodation of a similar kind for the temporary housing of convicts. 3. any large, plain… …  

• barrack — barrack1 [bar′ək, ber′ək] n. [Fr baraque < Sp barraca, cabin, mud hut < barro, clay, mud < VL * barrum, clay] 1. Rare an improvised hut 2. [pl., often with sing. v.] a) a building or group of buildings for housing soldiers b) a large,… …   English World dictionary

• barrack — barrack1 /bar euhk/, n. Usually, barracks. 1. a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, esp. in garrison. 2. any large, plain building in which many people are lodged. v.t., v.i. 3. to lodge in barracks. [1680 90; < F baraque, MF …   Universalium

• barrack — I bar•rack [[t]ˈbær ək[/t]] n. Usu. barracks. 1) mil a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, esp. in garrison 2) any large building in which many people are lodged 3) mil to lodge in barracks • Etymology: 1680–90; < F baraque,… …   From formal English to slang

• barrack — 1. noun a) A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the plural, originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent structure or set of buildings. , He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed… …   Wiktionary

• barrack — [[t]bæ̱rək[/t]] barracks, barracking, barracked 1) N COUNT: oft in names A barracks is a building or group of buildings where soldiers or other members of the armed forces live and work. Barracks is the singular and plural form. ...an army… …   English dictionary

• root for — verb To encourage a favored person, team, or result. Im rooting for my cousin’s team. Syn: barrack for, support …   Wiktionary

• Australian rules football culture — is a descriptive term for the cultural aspects surrounding the game of Australian rules football, particular as it applies to Australia and areas where it is most popular. This article explores aspects and issues surrounding the game itself, as… …   Wikipedia

• Regional variation in Australian English — It is sometimes claimed that regional variations in pronunciation and accent of Australian English exist, but if present at all they are very small compared to those of British, Irish and North American English ndash; sufficiently so that… …   Wikipedia