The difference between Barrack and Make fun of
When used as verbs, barrack means to house military personnel, whereas make fun of means to tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a manner.
Barrack is also noun with the meaning: a building for soldiers, especially within a garrison.
check bellow for the other definitions of Barrack and Make fun of
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Barrack as a noun (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.
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Barrack as a noun (chiefly, in the plural):
primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes
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Barrack as a noun (chiefly, in the plural):
any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building
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Barrack as a noun (US, regional):
A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
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Barrack as a noun (Ireland, colloquial, usually, in the plural):
A police station.
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Barrack as a verb (transitive):
To house military personnel; to quarter.
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Barrack as a verb (intransitive):
To live in barracks.
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Barrack as a verb (British, transitive):
To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
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Barrack as a verb (Australia, New Zealand, intransitive):
To cheer for or support a team.
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Make fun of as a verb (idiomatic, informal):
To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a manner.
Examples:
"Please stop making fun of your sister and just help her!"