bar¹ Definition
bar (bär)
noun
- any piece of wood, metal, etc. longer than it is wide or thick, often used as a barrier, fastening, lever, etc.
- an oblong piece or mass of something solid bar of soap, chocolate bar
- any of various small metal strips worn to show military or other rank
- a thing that blocks the way or prevents entrance, departure, or further movement; specif., sandbar
- anything that hinders or prevents illiteracy is a bar to success
- a strip, stripe, band, or broad line, as of light or color
- the railing enclosing the part of a law court where the judges or lawyers sit, or where prisoners are brought to trial
- this part of the law court
- a law court or system of courts
- any place of judgment the bar of public opinion
- lawyers collectively
- the legal profession
- a counter at which alcoholic drinks and sometimes food are served
- an establishment or room with such a counter
- an article of furniture, often on wheels, from which drinks, etc. are served
- barre
- the mouthpiece of a horse's bit, or the part of a horse's mouth into which it is fitted
- in lace making and other needlework, a loop or tie that connects parts of a pattern
- Heraldry a horizontal stripe on a shield or bearing
- Law
- the defeat or nullifying of a claim or action
- anything that brings this about
- Music
- a vertical line across a staff, dividing it into measures
- a measure
- double bar
- Track & Field the horizontal bar used in the high jump or pole vault
- Zool. either of the ends of the wall of a horse's hoof, curving inward toward the center of the sole
Etymology: ME & OFr barre < ML barra, bar, barrier, prob. < Gaul *barros, the bushy end, akin to Ir bar, branch < IE *bhoros, cut wood < base *bher-, to cut with a sharp tool
transitive verb barred, bar′·ring
- to fasten with or as with a bar
- to obstruct by means of a bar or bars; shut off; close
- to oppose, prevent, or forbid, as by legal action
- to keep out; exclude he was barred from the contest
- to set aside barring certain possibilities
- to mark with stripes
excluding; excepting the best bar none
bar¹ Idioms
cross the bar
to die
raise (or lower) the bar
Etymology: < bar
raise (or lower) the standard of judgmentbar² Definition
bar (bär)
bar³ Definition
bar
- barometer
- barometric
- barrel
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bar Synonyms
bar
n.
A relatively long, narrow object
strip, stake, rod, pole, stick, crossbar, boom, rib, jimmy, handspike, crosspiece, spar, pry, rail, ingot, block, cake, lever, pinch bar, wrecking bar, crowbar, shaft, slab, pig. A counter serving refreshments, especially drinks, or the accompanying establishment
saloon, tavern, pub, public house, counter, buffet, barroom, cafe, bistro, cocktail lounge, beer parlor, beer garden, alehouse, fern bar, nightclub, cabaret, restaurant, inn, cafeteria, snack bar, canteen, grillroom, grill, taproom, tap, piano bar, wine bar, rathskeller, brasserie (French), brewery, speakeasy, roadhouse, watering hole*, booze joint*, dive*, barrelhouse*, gin mill*, honky-tonk*, after-hours joint*, local* (British). A court of law
The legal profession
lawyers, advocates, counselors, barristers, judiciary, solicitors, jurists, body of lawyers, attorneys, the legal fraternity, bar association. An obstruction
A relatively long, narrow area
Raised ground underwater
bar Synonyms
bar
v.
To raise a physical obstruction
barricade, dam, dike, fence, wall, obstruct, erect a barrier, brick up, blockade, trammel, clog, exclude, shut, shut off, block, block off, block up, lock (out), keep out, debar, bolt, latch, cork, plug, seal, jam, caulk, stop, impede, (set up a) roadblock, raise the drawbridge*. To obstruct by refusal
interdict, ban, forbid, disallow, deny, refuse, debar, repudiate, suspend, segregate, boycott, ostracize, blackball, prevent, preclude, shut out, keep out, exclude, exile, reject, outlaw, condemn, prohibit, discourage, discountenance, interfere with, restrain, stop, frustrate, circumvent, override, except, blacklist, freeze out*. To hinder
obstruct, impede, interfere with; see hinder. See syn. study at hinder.
bar Law Definition
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bar Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- soap: Nothing, in short, that use of a good bar of soap couldn't put right.
- chocolate: Grace spends hers all at once on sweets - a bar of chocolate or two, and a handful of gummy snakes.
Converse of object
well-stock: There's coffee and dates on arrival, a well-stocked bar for the sedentary and camel rides and sandboarding for the adventurous.
Adjective modifier
- licensed: A licensed bar is available for the purchase of extra drinks.
- mini: All rooms offer air conditioning, mini bar, Internet access.
- trendy: Are there any trendy bars / retaurants springing up?
- vertical: A colored vertical bar appears alongside the window of whoever is speaking, thus giving a visual confirmation of who is the current speaker.
- cozy: Fine Victorian residence ~ High quality accommodation ~ Quiet location close to town center ~ Cozy bar ~ Bargain breaks available.
- horizontal: For a horizontal scroll bar replace the 1 with a 0.
Modifies a noun
- chart: The results can be seen in the following bar chart.
- stool: I also found two bar stools for £ 3.50 each in South Molton.
- snack: It is renowned for its home cooking, has a full a la carte menu and also serves a range of bar snacks.
- graph: AUTHOR David Harrison University of California BUGS - Zooming in on bar graphs doesn't work right.
- mitzvah: In the cellar was a space to celebrate weddings, bar mitzvahs and to hold meetings.
Noun used with modifier
- navigation: The navigation bar alone, for instance, can add several graphic elements to each page.
- menu: Please use the links in the menu bar at the top to find out more.
- scroll: For a horizontal scroll bar replace the 1 with a 0.
- snack: We have a raffle every week and sell tickets at the snack bar and on the floor when going around checking entry tickets.
- chocolate: He has no fatal disease but drinks and smokes too much, lives on fast food and chocolate bars and takes too little exercise.
- cocktail: Lime is a new international fine dining restaurant and cocktail bar offering a unique style of cooking.
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