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bar meaning and definition

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BAR noun

Definition of bar (noun)

  1. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
  2. a counter where you can obtain food or drink
    • "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
  3. 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"
  4. musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
    • "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
    • synonyms: measure
  5. an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
    • "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
  6. the act of preventing
    • "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
    • synonyms: prevention
  7. (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"
  8. a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
    • "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
  9. the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
  10. 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"
    • synonyms: streak, stripe
  11. a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
    • "a bar of chocolate"
    • synonyms: cake
  12. 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. a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
  14. a heating element in an electric fire
    • "an electric fire with three bars"
  15. (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"

BAR verb

Definition of bar (verb)

  1. prevent from entering; keep out
    • "He was barred from membership in the club"
    • synonyms: debar, exclude
  2. render unsuitable for passage
  3. expel, as if by official decree
  4. secure with, or as if with, bars
    • "He barred the door"
    • antonym: unbar
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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