bar
/bɑ:/
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Definition
Noun:
- A long, rigid piece of solid material: A "bar" is a straight piece of metal, wood, or other solid substance, often used as a support, obstruction, or weapon.
- A counter or establishment serving drinks or food: A "bar" is a place where alcoholic beverages are served over a counter, or the counter itself where food and drinks are sold.
- A unit of musical time: In music, a "bar" is a segment of time defined by a given number of beats, represented by vertical lines on a staff.
- A legal profession or court enclosure: The "bar" can refer to the profession of being a lawyer, or the railing in a courtroom that separates the area for judges and lawyers.
- An obstruction or obstacle: A "bar" is something that blocks a path or prevents progress.
- A narrow stripe or band: A "bar" is a long, narrow marking of a different color or texture.
- A submerged ridge: A "bar" is a ridge of sand or other material at the mouth of a river or along a shore.
- A unit of pressure: In meteorology and physics, a "bar" is a unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals.
Verb:
- To fasten or obstruct with a bar: To "bar" means to secure a door or window with a rigid piece of material to prevent entry or exit.
- To prohibit or prevent: To "bar" means to officially forbid someone from doing something or entering a place.
- To block a path: To "bar" means to obstruct a road, passage, or way.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The windows had strong iron bars for security. (The windows were secured with rigid metal pieces.)
- Let's meet at the bar for a drink after work. (Let's meet at the establishment serving drinks.)
- The song's chorus repeats every eight bars. (The musical segment of eight beats repeats.)
- After passing the exam, she was admitted to the bar. (She became qualified to practice law.)
- His criminal record was a bar to employment. (His record was an obstacle to getting a job.)
- The flag had red and white bars. (The flag had red and white stripes.)
- The ship could not pass because of the sand bar. (The submerged ridge of sand blocked the ship.)
Verb:
- Please bar the door before you go to sleep. (Please fasten the door with a bar.)
- The club bars anyone under the age of 21. (The club prohibits entry to people under 21.)
- Fallen trees barred the road after the storm. (Fallen trees blocked the road.)
Advanced Usage
"To be called to the bar": To be admitted to practice as a lawyer.
- She studied for years before being called to the bar.
"Behind bars": In prison.
- The criminal spent ten years behind bars.
"Bar none": With no exceptions.
- This is the best restaurant in town, bar none.
Variants and Related Words
- Barroom (n): A room with a bar for serving alcoholic drinks.
- Crossbar (n): A horizontal bar, especially on a goalpost or bicycle.
- Sandbar (n): A ridge of sand formed in a river or along a shore.
- Barred (adj): Having bars; or prohibited.
- The window was barred.
- He is barred from the premises.
Synonyms
- Noun (rod): Rod, pole, beam.
- Noun (obstacle): Barrier, obstacle, obstruction.
- Noun (pub): Pub, tavern, saloon.
- Verb (block): Block, obstruct, impede.
- Verb (ban): Ban, prohibit, forbid.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- "Bar from": To officially prevent someone from entering a place or doing something.
- He was barred from the competition for cheating.
Related Idioms
"Raise the bar": To set a higher standard.
- The new manager really raised the bar for performance.
"A bar to (something)": An obstacle preventing something.
- Lack of funding is a bar to further research.
Noun
- (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
- a heating element in an electric fire
- an electric fire with three bars
- a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
- 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
- a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
- a bar of chocolate
- a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
- a green toad with small black stripes or bars
- may the Stars and Stripes forever wave
- the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
- he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey
- a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
- the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river
- (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
- the act of preventing
- there was no bar against leaving
- money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
- an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
- it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
- the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
- 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
- a counter where you can obtain food or drink
- he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar
- a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
- he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar
Verb
- secure with, or as if with, bars
- He barred the door
- expel, as if by official decree
- he was banished from his own country
- render unsuitable for passage
- block the way
- barricade the streets
- stop the busy road
- prevent from entering; keep out
- He was barred from membership in the club