English dictionary
bar
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of preventing
noun
- a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
noun
- an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
noun
- a counter where you can obtain food or drink
noun
- (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
noun
- a heating element in an electric fire
noun
- a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
noun
- a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
noun
- a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
noun
- a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
noun
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
noun
- the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
noun
- a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
noun
- (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
verb
- prevent from entering; keep out
verb
- secure with, or as if with, bars
verb
- render unsuitable for passage
verb
- expel, as if by official decree
Example sentences
there was no bar against leaving
money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
there were bars in the windows to prevent escape
it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar
he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar
spectators were not allowed past the bar
an electric fire with three bars
he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar
a bar of chocolate
a green toad with small black stripes or bars
may the Stars and Stripes forever wave
the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey
the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river
unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter
He was barred from membership in the club
He barred the door
block the way
barricade the streets
stop the busy road
he was banished from his own country