noun. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar |
noun. a counter where you can obtain food or drink he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar |
noun. a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon there were bars in the windows to prevent escape |
noun. musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song |
noun. an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar |
noun. the act of preventing there was no bar against leaving|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 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 the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river |
noun. the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey |
noun. a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background a green toad with small black stripes or bars|may the Stars and Stripes forever wave |
noun. a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) a bar of chocolate |
noun. 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 |
noun. a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises |
noun. a heating element in an electric fire 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 spectators were not allowed past the bar |
verb. prevent from entering; keep out He was barred from membership in the club |
verb. render unsuitable for passage block the way|barricade the streets|stop the busy road |
verb. expel, as if by official decree he was banished from his own country |
verb. secure with, or as if with, bars He barred the door |
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