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[1] a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose: the bars of a cage.
[2] an oblong piece of any solid material: a bar of soap; a candy bar.
[3] the amount of material in a bar.
[4] an ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver.
[5] a long ridge of sand, gravel, or other material near or slightly above the surface of the water at or near the mouth of a river or harbor entrance, often constituting an obstruction to navigation.
[6] anything that obstructs, hinders, or impedes; obstacle; barrier: a bar to important legislation.
[7] a counter or place where beverages, especially liquors, or light meals are served to customers: a snack bar; a milk bar.
[8] a barroom or tavern.
[9] (in a home) a counter, small wagon, or similar piece of furniture for serving food or beverages: a breakfast bar.
[10] the legal profession.
[11] the practicing members of the legal profession in a given community.
[12] any tribunal: the bar of public opinion.
[13] a band or strip: a bar of light.
[14] a railing in a courtroom separating the general public from the part of the room occupied by the judges, jury, attorneys, etc.
[15] a crowbar.
[16] Music . Also called bar line. the line marking the division between two measures of music. double bar. the unit of music contained between two bar lines; measure.
[17] Ballet . barre.
[18] Law . an objection that nullifies an action or claim. a stoppage or defeat of an alleged right of action.
[19] Typography . a horizontal stroke of a type character, as of an A, H, t, and sometimes e.
[20] Architecture . (in tracery) a relatively long and slender upright of stone treated as a colonette or molded.
[21] Building Trades . an iron or steel shape: I-bar. a muntin.
[22] Military . one of a pair of metal or cloth insignia worn by certain commissioned officers.
[23] bars, the transverse ridges on the roof of the mouth of a horse.
[24] a space between the molar and canine teeth of a horse into which the bit is fitted.
[25] (in a bridle) the mouthpiece connecting the cheeks.
[26] bride2(def 1) .
[27] Heraldry . a horizontal band, narrower than a fess, that crosses the field of an escutcheon.
[28] Obsolete . a gateway capable of being barred.
[29] to equip or fasten with a bar or bars: Bar the door before retiring for the night.
[30] to block by or as if by bars: The police barred the exits in an attempt to prevent the thief's escape.
[31] to prevent or hinder: They barred her entrance to the club.
[32] to exclude or except: He was barred from membership because of his reputation.
[33] to mark with bars,ŋ stripes, or bands.
[34] except; omitting; but: bar none.
[35] at bar , Law . before the court and being tried: a case at bar. before all the judges of a court: a trial at bar.
[36] behind bars , in jail: We wanted the criminal behind bars.
[37] mosquito net.
[38] a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to one million dynes per square centimeter.
[39] (formerly) microbar. Abbreviation : b
[40] Browning automatic rifle.
[41] a combining form meaning “pressure,” used in the formation of compound words: barograph.
[42] a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
[43] barometer.
[44] barometric.
[45] barrel.
[46] barrister.
[47] Baruch.
[48] Bachelor of Architecture.
[49] a rigid usually straight length of metal, wood, etc, that is longer than it is wide or thick, used esp as a barrier or as a structural or mechanical part a bar of a gate
[50] a solid usually rectangular block of any material a bar of soap
[51] anything that obstructs or prevents
[52] an offshore ridge of sand, mud, or shingle lying near the shore and parallel to it, across the mouth of a river, bay, or harbour, or linking an island to the mainland US and Canadian an alluvial deposit in a stream, river, or lake
[53] a counter or room where alcoholic drinks are served
[54] a counter, room, or establishment where a particular range of goods, food, services, etc, are sold a coffee bar ; a heel bar
[55] a narrow band or stripe, as of colour or light
[56] a heating element in an electric fire
[57] (in England) the area in a court of law separating the part reserved for the bench and Queen's Counsel from the area occupied by junior barristers, solicitors, and the general public See also Bar
[58] the place in a court of law where the accused stands during his trial the prisoner at the bar
[59] a particular court of law
[60] British (in the House of Lords and House of Commons) the boundary where nonmembers wishing to address either House appear and where persons are arraigned
[61] a plea showing that a plaintiff has no cause of action, as when the case has already been adjudicated upon or the time allowed for bringing the action has passed
[62] anything referred to as an authority or tribunal the bar of decency
[63] Also called: measure music a group of beats that is repeated with a consistent rhythm throughout a piece or passage of music. The number of beats in the bar is indicated by the time signature another word for bar line
[64] British insignia added to a decoration indicating a second award US a strip of metal worn with uniform, esp to signify rank or as an award for service
[65] a variant spelling of barre
[66] sport See crossbar
[67] gymnastics See horizontal bar
[68] part of the metal mouthpiece of a horse's bridle the space between the horse's teeth in which such a part fits
[69] either of two horny extensions that project forwards and inwards from the rear of the outer layer of a horse's hoof
[70] See crowbar, glazing-bar
[71] lacemaking needlework another name for bride 2
[72] heraldry an ordinary consisting of a horizontal line across a shield, typically narrower than a fesse, and usually appearing in twos or threes
[73] maths a superscript line ⁻ placed over a letter symbol to indicate, for example, a mean value or the complex conjugate of a complex number
[74] behind bars in prison
[75] won't have a bar of or wouldn't have a bar of Australian and NZ informal cannot tolerate; dislike
[76] to fasten or secure with a bar to bar the door
[77] to shut in or out with or as if with barriers to bar the entrances
[78] to obstruct; hinder the fallen tree barred the road
[79] (usually foll by from) to prohibit; forbid to bar a couple from meeting
[80] (usually foll by from) to keep out; exclude to bar a person from membership
[81] to mark with a bar or bars
[82] law to prevent or halt (an action) by showing that the claimant has no cause
[83] to mark off (music) into bars with bar lines
[84] except for the best recital bar last night's
[85] bar none without exception
[86] a cgs unit of pressure equal to 10 6 dynes per square centimetre. 1 bar is equivalent to 10 5 newtons per square metre
[87] immunity from being caught or otherwise penalized in a game
[88] a cry for such immunity
[89] (in England and elsewhere) barristers collectively
[90] US the legal profession collectively
[91] be called to the Bar British to become a barrister
[92] be called within the Bar British to be appointed as a Queen's Counsel
[93] Browning Automatic Rifle
[94] barometer
[95] barometric
[96] barrel (container or unit of measure)
[97] barrister
[98] indicating weight or pressure barometer
[99] a rail at hip height used for ballet practice and leg exercises
[100] the act of laying the index finger over some or all of the strings of a guitar, lute, or similar instrument, so that the pitch of each stopped string is simultaneously raised Compare capo 1
[101] the playing of chords in this manner
[102] to execute (chords) in this manner
[103] by using the barré

Words related to Bar

wall, block, fence, bistro, tavern, pub, lounge, inn, saloon, courtroom, hinder, prevent, discourage, suspend, deny, forbid, preclude, enjoin, stop, refuse

Words nearby Bar

baptista, baptistery, baptistry, baptists, baptize, bar, bar billiards, bar car, bar cart, bar chart, bar clamp

Origin of Bar

reFirst recorded in 1945–50

Other words from Bar

bar·less , adjective
bar·ra·ble , adjective
un·bar·ra·ble , adjective

Word origin for Bar

réC19: from French, from barrer bar 1

Synonyms for Bar

batten, billet, boom, crossbar, crosspiece, ingot, lever, paling, pig, pole, rail, rib, rule, shaft, slab, spar, spoke, stake, stick, streak, strip, stripe, stroke