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barred Definition

barred (bärd)

adjective

  1. having bars or stripes
  2. closed off with bars
  3. forbidden or excluded

barred Synonyms

barred

modif.

  1. Equipped or marked with bars

    striped, banded, stripped, streaked, twilled, pleated, pied, parti-colored, variegated, motley, tortoise-shell, calico, mottled, dappled, veined, brindled, tabby, ribbed, crosshatched, ridged, marked, piped, lined.

  2. Prohibited

    banned, outlawed, forbidden; see illegal.

barred Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

owl: We must also watch out for Barred Owls roosting by the side of the road!