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bar

/ bar /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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:
barrier ridge
Kinds of:
sandbar sand bar
noun Sense 2
(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"
Type of:
pressure unit
Domain:
meteorology
verb Sense 3
prevent from entering; keep out
"He was barred from membership in the club"
Type of:
forbid prohibit interdict
Derived:
exclusion debarment prevention
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
secure with, or as if with, bars
"He barred the door"
Opposites:
unbar
Type of:
fasten fix secure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
Type of:
support
Has parts:
horizontal bar high bar parallel bars
noun Sense 6
a heating element in an electric fire
"an electric fire with three bars"
Type of:
heating element
Domain:
United Kingdom UK Great Britain
noun Sense 7
(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:
railing rail
Has parts:
court courtroom
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 8
a counter where you can obtain food or drink
"he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
Type of:
counter
Kinds of:
cash bar oyster bar salad bar snack bar snack counter
noun Sense 9
an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
"it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
Type of:
obstruction obstructor obstructer
Has parts:
goal
Derived:
barricade block blockade stop block off
noun Sense 10
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
Kinds of:
belaying pin bolt deadbolt carpenter's level chinning bar
noun Sense 11
the act of preventing
"there was no bar against leaving"
"money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
Type of:
hindrance interference
Kinds of:
averting debarment disqualification interception nonproliferation
Derived:
debar exclude prevent keep
noun Sense 12
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
"he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
Type of:
profession community
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 13
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
"the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
Type of:
musical notation
noun Sense 14
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
"a bar of chocolate"
Type of:
block
Kinds of:
tablet
noun Sense 15
a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
Type of:
automatic rifle automatic machine rifle
noun Sense 16
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
"he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
Type of:
room
Kinds of:
barrelhouse honky-tonk cocktail lounge sawdust saloon speakeasy
Has parts:
public house pub saloon
verb Sense 17
expel, as if by official decree
"he was banished from his own country"
Type of:
expel throw out kick out
Kinds of:
spike
Derived:
relegation banishment proscription
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 18
render unsuitable for passage
"block the way"
"barricade the streets"
"stop the busy road"
Type of:
obstruct obturate impede
Kinds of:
shut off block off close off close
Derived:
catch stop plug stopper stopple
Verb group:
obstruct block
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
18
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
94
Times Searched
5
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Related Words

barrier ridge sandbar sand bar pressure unit forbid prohibit interdict fasten fix secure unbar