Definition of bar

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bar - 20 definitions

- noun
1. barroom -- a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
synonyms: barroom, saloon, ginmill, taproom
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. bar -- a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. bar -- 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"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. measure -- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
synonyms: measure
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. bar -- an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. prevention -- the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
synonyms: prevention
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. bar -- (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"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. bar -- a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. legal profession -- the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
synonyms: legal profession, legal community
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. stripe -- 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"
synonyms: stripe, streak
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. cake -- a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate"
synonyms: cake
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
12. Browning automatic rifle -- 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
synonyms: Browning automatic rifle, BAR
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
13. bar -- a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
14. bar -- a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
15. bar -- (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"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
16. bar -- prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
synonyms: debar, exclude
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
17. barricade -- render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
synonyms: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
18. banish -- expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
synonyms: banish, relegate
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
19. bar -- secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"
antonyms: unbar -- remove a bar from (a door)
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
20. bar, bars -- to exclude
synonyms: bars, barred, barring
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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Antonyms
unbar -- remove a bar from (a door)

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