Usually means: Pursuing incorrect solution or idea.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word Barking up the wrong tree:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. barking up the wrong tree: Merriam-Webster
  2. barking up the wrong tree: Wiktionary
  3. Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Barking up the wrong tree: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. Barking Up The Wrong Tree, Barking Up The Wrong Tree: A to Z list of the most popular idioms
  5. Barking Up the Wrong Tree: TheFreeDictionary.com
  6. Barking up the wrong tree: Phrase Finder

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Medical dictionary

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  2. barking up the wrong tree: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. barking up the wrong tree: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (Barking up the wrong tree)

noun:  an idiomatic expression in English, which is used to suggest a mistaken emphasis in a specific context.

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