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Bar

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Noun

1. bar, barroom, ginmill, saloon, taproom

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

Example Sentences:
'he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar'

2. bar

a counter where you can obtain food or drink

Example Sentences:
'he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar'

3. bar

a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon

Example Sentences:
'there were bars in the windows to prevent escape'

4. bar, measure

musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

Example Sentences:
'the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song'

5. bar

an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal

Example Sentences:
'it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar'

6. bar, prevention

the act of preventing

Example Sentences:
'there was no bar against leaving'
'money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza'

7. bar

(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter

Example Sentences:
'unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter'

8. bar

a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore

Example Sentences:
'the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river'

9. bar, legal community, legal profession

the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction

Example Sentences:
'he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey'

10. bar, streak, stripe

a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

Example Sentences:
'a green toad with small black stripes or bars'
'may the Stars and Stripes forever wave'

11. bar, cake

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

Example Sentences:
'a bar of chocolate'

12. bar, browning automatic rifle

a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War

13. bar

a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises

14. bar

a heating element in an electric fire

Example Sentences:
'an electric fire with three bars'

15. bar

(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried

Example Sentences:
'spectators were not allowed past the bar'

Verb

16. bar, debar, exclude

prevent from entering; keep out

Example Sentences:
'He was barred from membership in the club'

17. bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop

render unsuitable for passage

Example Sentences:
'block the way'
'barricade the streets'
'stop the busy road'

18. banish, bar, relegate

expel, as if by official decree

Example Sentences:
'he was banished from his own country'

19. bar

secure with, or as if with, bars

Example Sentences:
'He barred the door'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bar

see synonyms of bar
abbreviation for
Browning Automatic Rifle
abbreviation for
1. 
barometer
2. 
barometric
3. 
barrel (container or unit of measure)
4. 
barrister
noun
1. 
a rigid usually straight length of metal, wood, etc, that is longer than it is wide or thick, used esp as a barrier or as a structural or mechanical part
a bar of a gate
2. 
a solid usually rectangular block of any material
a bar of soap
3. 
anything that obstructs or prevents
4. 
a. 
an offshore ridge of sand, mud, or shingle lying near the shore and parallel to it, across the mouth of a river, bay, or harbour, or linking an island to the mainland
b. US and Canadian
an alluvial deposit in a stream, river, or lake
5. 
a counter or room where alcoholic drinks are served
6. 
a counter, room, or establishment where a particular range of goods, food, services, etc, are sold
a coffee bar
a heel bar
7. 
a narrow band or stripe, as of colour or light
8. 
a heating element in an electric fire
9. 
(in England) the area in a court of law separating the part reserved for the bench and Queen's Counsel from the area occupied by junior barristers, solicitors, and the general public
See also Bar
10. 
the place in a court of law where the accused stands during his or her trial
the prisoner at the bar
11. 
a particular court of law
12. British
(in the House of Lords and House of Commons) the boundary where nonmembers wishing to address either House appear and where persons are arraigned
13. 
a plea showing that a plaintiff has no cause of action, as when the case has already been adjudicated upon or the time allowed for bringing the action has passed
14. 
anything referred to as an authority or tribunal
the bar of decency
15. Also called: measure music
a. 
a group of beats that is repeated with a consistent rhythm throughout a piece or passage of music. The number of beats in the bar is indicated by the time signature
b.  another word for bar line
16. 
a. British
insignia added to a decoration indicating a second award
b. US
a strip of metal worn with uniform, esp to signify rank or as an award for service
17.  a variant spelling of barre
18. sport crossbar
19. gymnastics horizontal bar
20. 
a. 
part of the metal mouthpiece of a horse's bridle
b. 
the space between the horse's teeth in which such a part fits
21. 
either of two horny extensions that project forwards and inwards from the rear of the outer layer of a horse's hoof
22.  crowbar, glazing-bar
23. lacemaking, needlework another name for bride
24. heraldry
an ordinary consisting of a horizontal line across a shield, typically narrower than a fesse, and usually appearing in twos or threes
25. mathematics
a superscript line ⁻ placed over a letter symbol to indicate, for example, a mean value or the complex conjugate of a complex number
26.  behind bars
27.  won't have a bar of
verbWord forms: bars, barring or barred (transitive)
28. 
to fasten or secure with a bar
to bar the door
29. 
to shut in or out with or as if with barriers
to bar the entrances
30. 
to obstruct; hinder
the fallen tree barred the road
31. (usually foll by from)
to prohibit; forbid
to bar a couple from meeting
32. (usually foll by from)
to keep out; exclude
to bar a person from membership
33. 
to mark with a bar or bars
34. law
to prevent or halt (an action) by showing that the claimant has no cause
35. 
to mark off (music) into bars with bar lines
preposition
36. 
except for
the best recital bar last night's
37.  bar none
noun
a cgs unit of pressure equal to 106 dynes per square centimetre. 1 bar is equivalent to 105 newtons per square metre
noun
1. 
immunity from being caught or otherwise penalized in a game
exclamation
2. 
a cry for such immunity
noun
the Bar
1. 
(in England and elsewhere) barristers collectively
2. US
the legal profession collectively
3.  be called to the Bar
4.  be called within the Bar

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Bar

see synonyms of bar
Browning automatic rifle
Bible
Baruch
noun
1. 
any piece of wood, metal, etc. longer than it is wide or thick, often used as a barrier, fastening, lever, etc.
2. 
a. 
an oblong piece or mass of something solid
bar of soap, chocolate bar
b. 
any of various small metal strips worn to show military or other rank
3. 
a thing that blocks the way or prevents entrance, departure, or further movement; specif., sandbar
4. 
anything that hinders or prevents
illiteracy is a bar to success
5. 
a strip, stripe, band, or broad line, as of light or color
6. 
a. 
the railing enclosing the part of a law court where the judges or lawyers sit, or where prisoners are brought to trial
b. 
this part of the law court
7. 
a. 
a law court or system of courts
b. 
any place of judgment
the bar of public opinion
8. 
a. 
lawyers collectively
b. 
the legal profession
9. 
a. 
a counter at which alcoholic drinks and sometimes food are served
b. 
an establishment or room with such a counter
c. 
an article of furniture, often on wheels, from which drinks, etc. are served
10. 
barre
11. 
the mouthpiece of a horse's bit, or the part of a horse's mouth into which it is fitted
12. 
in lace making and other needlework, a loop or tie that connects parts of a pattern
13.  Heraldry
a horizontal stripe on a shield or bearing
14.  Law
a. 
the defeat or nullifying of a claim or action
b. 
anything that brings this about
15.  Music
a. 
a vertical line across a staff, dividing it into measures
b. 
a measure
c. 
double bar
16.  Athletics
the horizontal bar used in the high jump or , pole vault
17.  Zoology
either of the ends of the wall of a horse's hoof, curving inward toward the center of the sole
verb transitiveWord forms: barred or ˈbarring
18. 
to fasten with or as with a bar
19. 
to obstruct by means of a bar or bars; shut off; close
20. 
to oppose, prevent, or forbid, as by legal action
21. 
to keep out; exclude
he was barred from the contest
22. 
to set aside
barring certain possibilities
23. 
to mark with stripes
preposition
24. 
excluding; excepting
the best bar none
noun
1. 
the basic unit of pressure in the CGS system, equal to the pressure of a force of one million dynes per square centimeter: abbrev. b
2.  Obsolete
microbar
1. 
a. 
barometer
b. 
barometric
2. 
barrel

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bar

see synonyms of bar
n.
1. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of solid material used as a fastener, support, barrier, or structural or mechanical member.
2.
a. A solid oblong block of a substance or combination of ingredients, such as soap or candy.
b. A usually rectangular slice of any of various flat baked confections that are typically dense in texture.
c. A rectangular block of a precious metal.
3. Sports
a. See horizontal bar.
b. A horizontal rod that marks the height to be cleared in high jumping or pole vaulting.
4. A standard, expectation, or degree of requirement: a leader whose example set a high bar for others.
5. Something that impedes or prevents action or progress: A poor education was a bar to his ambitions.
6. A ridge, as of sand or gravel, on a shore or streambed, that is formed by the action of tides or currents.
7. A narrow marking, as a stripe or band.
8.
a. A narrow metal or embroidered strip worn on a military uniform indicating rank or service.
b. Chiefly British A small insignia worn on a military decoration indicating that it has been awarded an additional time.
9. Heraldry A pair of horizontal parallel lines drawn across a shield.
10. Law
a. The nullification, defeat, or prevention of a claim or action.
b. The process by which nullification, defeat, or prevention is achieved.
11. The railing in a courtroom separating the participants in a legal proceeding from the spectators.
12. A court or courtroom.
13. Law
a. Attorneys considered as a group. Used with the.
b. The profession of law. Used with the.
14. Music
a. A vertical line drawn through a staff to mark off a measure.
b. A measure.
15. Variant of barre.
16.
a. A counter at which drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served.
b. An establishment or room having such a counter.
tr.v. barred, bar·ring, bars
1. To fasten securely with a long, straight, rigid piece of material: barred the gate.
2. To shut in or confine: barred themselves in the basement.
3. To obstruct or impede; block: barred the access route.
4. To keep out; exclude: Tourists are barred from this room.
5.
a. To prohibit or prevent (someone) from doing something: Failing the eye exam barred him from driving.
b. To prohibit (an action): The state bars the dumping of waste in the river.
c. Law To nullify, defeat, or prevent (a claim or action).
6. To rule out; except: Can we bar the possibility of foul play?
7. To mark with stripes or bands.
prep.
Chiefly British Except for; excluding: This was your best performance, bar none.
n.
A unit of pressure equal to one million (106) dynes per square centimeter.
pref.
Variant of baro-.
abbr.
Bible
Baruch
abbr.
1.
a. barometer
b. barometric
2. barrel
abbr.
Browning automatic rifle

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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