woof

UK: /ˈwuːf/, /ˈwʊf/

US: /wʊf, wuf/

US: (Textiles wŏŏf, wo̅o̅f; wŏŏf for a dog )

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

woof¹ /wʊf, wuf/   n. [uncountable]

1. Textiles the threads that lace at right angles with the warp in a woven fabric.
2. Textiles texture;
   fabric.

woof² /wʊf/   n. 

[countable]
1. the bark of a dog, esp. when gruff and low-pitched.

v. [no object]

2. to make this sound.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

woof¹  (wŏŏf, wo̅o̅f ), n. 

1. Textiles filling (def. 5).
2. Textiles texture;
   fabric.
3. British Terms, Textiles warp (def. 13).

• bef. 900; Middle English oof, owf, Old English ōwef, āwef (Compare gewef  ), equivalent. to ō-, ā- a-³ + wef (akin to web); modern w- from weft, warp, weave, etc.

woof²  (wŏŏf ), interj. 

1. (used to imitate the bark of a dog).

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

woof / wuːf/ noun

1. the crosswise yarns that fill the warp yarns in weaving; weft
2. a woven fabric or its texture

Etymology: Old English ōwef, from ō-, perhaps from on, + wef web (see weave); modern form influenced by warp

woof / wʊf/ interjection

1. an imitation of the bark or growl of a dog

verb

1. (intransitive) (of dogs) to bark or growl