Bar

noun
bɑr

Noun

  • the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction

    he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey

    Type of:Profession
  • the act of preventing

    there was no bar against leaving

    Similar:Prevention
    Type of:HinderanceInterferenceHindrance
  • a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

    a bar of chocolate

    Similar:Cake
    Type of:Block
  • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

    the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song

    Similar:Measure
  • a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

    a green toad with small black stripes or bars

    Similar:StreakStripe
    Type of:Marking
  • a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

    he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar

    Similar:BarroomGinmillSaloonTaproom
    Type of:Room
  • a counter where you can obtain food or drink

    he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar

    Type of:Counter
  • a heating element in an electric fire

    an electric fire with three bars

  • an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal

    it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar

    Type of:ImpedimentaObstructerImpediment
  • 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

    Type of:Implement
  • a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore

    the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river

    Type of:BarrierRidge
  • (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

    Type of:RailRailing
  • (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 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

    Type of:Automatic
  • a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises

    Type of:Support

Verb

  • prevent from entering; keep out

    He was barred from membership in the club

    Similar:DebarExclude
    Type of:VetoDisallowForbid
  • render unsuitable for passage

    barricade the streets

    Similar:BarricadeBlockBlockadeStop
    Type of:ObstructOccludeObturate
  • secure with, or as if with, bars

    He barred the door

    Type of:FastenSecureFix
  • expel, as if by official decree

    Type of:Expel

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