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Bar

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Definitions for Bar

noun
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
Synonyms
barroom saloon ginmill taproom
Examples
  1. he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar
noun
a counter where you can obtain food or drink
Examples
  1. he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar
noun
a rigid piece of metal or wood
Examples
  1. usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
  2. there were bars in the windows to prevent escape
noun
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
Synonyms
measure
Examples
  1. the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
noun
an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
Examples
  1. it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar
noun
the act of preventing
Synonyms
prevention
Examples
  1. there was no bar against leaving
  2. money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
noun
(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
Examples
  1. unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter
noun
a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
Examples
  1. the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river
noun
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
Synonyms
legal profession legal community
Examples
  1. he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey
noun
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
Synonyms
stripe streak
Examples
  1. a green toad with small black stripes or bars
  2. may the Stars and Stripes forever wave
noun
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
Synonyms
cake
Examples
  1. a bar of chocolate
noun
a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine
Synonyms
Browning automatic rifle
Examples
  1. used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
noun
a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
noun
a heating element in an electric fire
Examples
  1. an electric fire with three bars
noun
(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
Examples
  1. spectators were not allowed past the bar
verb
prevent from entering
Synonyms
debar exclude
Examples
  1. keep out
  2. He was barred from membership in the club
verb
render unsuitable for passage
Synonyms
barricade block blockade stop block off block up
Examples
  1. block the way
  2. barricade the streets
  3. stop the busy road
verb
expel, as if by official decree
Synonyms
banish relegate
Examples
  1. he was banished from his own country
verb
secure with, or as if with, bars
Examples
  1. He barred the door

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