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