Definition of Bar

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
  - browning automatic rifle
• a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
  "a bar of chocolate"
  cake
• 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"
  stripe streak
• the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
  "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
  - legal profession - legal community
• 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"
  prevention
• 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"
  measure
• 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"
  barroom saloon - ginmill taproom

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"
  banish relegate
• render unsuitable for passage
  "block the way"
  "barricade the streets"
  "stop the busy road"
  barricade block blockade stop - block off - block up
• prevent from entering
  keep out
  "He was barred from membership in the club"
  debar exclude

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