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bar meaning and definition
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Definition of bar (noun)
- a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
- a counter where you can obtain food or drink
- "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
- 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"
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
- "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
- synonyms: measure
- an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
- "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
- the act of preventing
- "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
- synonyms: prevention
- (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"
- a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
- "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
- the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
- "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
- synonyms: legal community, legal profession
- a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
- a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
- "a bar of chocolate"
- synonyms: cake
- 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
- synonyms: Browning automatic rifle
- a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
- a heating element in an electric fire
- "an electric fire with three bars"
- (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)
- prevent from entering; keep out
- render unsuitable for passage
- expel, as if by official decree
- secure with, or as if with, bars
- "He barred the door"
- antonym: unbar
Source: Princeton University Wordnet