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

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