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| 1. | [ noun ] a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter | |
| Synonyms: | saloon ginmill taproom barroom | |
| Examples: | "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" |
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| Related terms: | room barrelhouse speakeasy sawdust_saloon cocktail_lounge public_house | |
| 2. | [ verb ] prevent from entering; keep out | |
| Synonyms: | exclude debar | |
| Examples: | "He was barred from membership in the club" |
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| Related terms: | forbid exclusion | |
| 3. | [ verb ] render unsuitable for passage | |
| Synonyms: | block barricade block_off block_up stop blockade | |
| Examples: | "block the way" "barricade the streets" "stop the busy road" |
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| Related terms: | obstruct close shut_off block plug roadblock blockade blockage | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (business,food) a counter where you can obtain food or drink | |
| Examples: | "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" |
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| Related terms: | counter salad_bar wet_bar snack_bar soda_fountain sushi_bar oyster_bar wine_bar cash_bar | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction of weapon | |
| Examples: | "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" |
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| Related terms: | implement handspike heaver bolt lever bolt handlebar chinning_bar rail drawbar fret towel_rail anti-sway_bar grab_bar carpenter's_level rotor shackle slice_bar crossbar track core belaying_pin | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the act of preventing | |
| Synonyms: | prevention | |
| Examples: | "there was no bar against leaving" "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" |
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| Related terms: | hindrance prophylaxis save averting obviation disqualification suppression interception non-proliferation debarment | |
| 7. | [ verb ] expel, as if by official decree | |
| Synonyms: | banish relegate | |
| Examples: | "he was banished from his own country" |
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| Related terms: | expel spike relegation | |
| 8. | [ noun ] an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal | |
| Examples: | "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar" |
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| Related terms: | obstruction goal | |
| 9. | [ verb ] secure with, or as if with, bars | |
| Examples: | "He barred the door" |
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| Related terms: | unbar fasten slat | |
| 10. | [ noun ] an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal | |
| Examples: | "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar" |
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| Related terms: | obstruction goal | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (music) musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats | |
| Synonyms: | measure | |
| Examples: | "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" |
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| Related terms: | musical_notation | |
| 12. | [ noun ] a heating element in an electric fire | |
| Examples: | "an electric fire with three bars" |
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| Related terms: | heating_element UK | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (military,arms) a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World Wars I and II and in the Korean War | |
| Synonyms: | browning_automatic_rifle | |
| Related terms: | automatic_rifle | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter | |
| Examples: | "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter" |
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| Related terms: | pressure_unit barye millibar meteorology | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (geography) a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore | |
| Examples: | "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river" |
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| Related terms: | ridge barrier sandbar | |
| 16. | [ noun ] the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction | |
| Synonyms: | legal_community legal_profession | |
| Examples: | "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" |
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| Related terms: | profession law | |
| 17. | [ noun ] a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) | |
| Synonyms: | cake | |
| Examples: | "a bar of chocolate" |
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| Related terms: | block tablet | |
| 18. | [ noun ] a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises | |
| Related terms: | support parallel_bars horizontal_bar | |
| 19. | [ noun ] (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried | |
| Examples: | "spectators were not allowed past the bar" |
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| Related terms: | railing court law | |
| Similar spelling: |
Baur Barr Baro Bari bare Bara Bair Bahr Baer Bayer Bauer barye Barry Barre Barra Baray Baier Baehr barrow Barrio Barrie |
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