Meaning of 'bar'

noun

a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises

noun

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

Example: "We're headed to the bar to meet friends."

Synonyms: barroom saloon ginmill taproom

noun

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

Example: "a bar of chocolate"

Synonyms: cake

noun

a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

Example: "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"

Synonyms: stripe streak

noun

musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

Example: "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"

Synonyms: measure

noun

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

Example: "I was admitted to the bar in New Jersey."

Synonyms: legal profession legal community

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"

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"

verb

to prevent from entering

Example: "We'll have to bar you from school until next week."

Synonyms: shut screen keep out exclude exclude block out debar shut out

verb

to secure with, or as if with, bars

Example: "I barred the door."

verb

to render unsuitable for passage

Example: "The construction work barred the hallway, so we went around it."

Synonyms: blockade

verb

to expel, as if by official decree

Example: "I barred them from entering the restaurant permanently."

Synonyms: relegate banish

noun

the act of preventing

Example: "there was no bar against leaving"

Synonyms: prevention

noun

a rigid piece of metal or wood

noun

an obstruction placed at the top of a goal

Example: "It was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar."

noun

a counter where you can obtain food or drink

Example: "I bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar."

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"

noun

a heating element in an electric fire

Example: "an electric fire with three bars"