barrack for sb
Australian English — phrasal verb with barrack /ˈbær.ək/ verb [T] UKDefinition
› to shout encouragement to the players in a teamEncouraging and urging onInspiration and inspiring → Compare support verb
(Definition of barrack for sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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