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bar is the dictionary form of Barer Definition of bar
bar has definitions from the fields of business,food,law,music,geography,physics,military,arms
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[ 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"

2
[ verb ] prevent from entering; keep out

Synonyms

exclude debar

Examples

"He was barred from membership in the club"

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"

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"

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"

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"

7
[ verb ] expel, as if by official decree

Synonyms

banish relegate

Examples

"he was banished from his own country"

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"

9
[ verb ] secure with, or as if with, bars

Examples

"He barred the door"

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"

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"

12
[ noun ] a heating element in an electric fire

Examples

"an electric fire with three bars"

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

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"

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"

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"

17
[ noun ] a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

Synonyms

cake

Examples

"a bar of chocolate"

18
[ noun ] a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
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[ 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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