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Definitions for Barring

[1] excepting; except for: Barring accidents, I'll be there.
[2] 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.
[3] an oblong piece of any solid material: a bar of soap; a candy bar.
[4] the amount of material in a bar.
[5] an ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver.
[6] 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.
[7] anything that obstructs, hinders, or impedes; obstacle; barrier: a bar to important legislation.
[8] a counter or place where beverages, especially liquors, or light meals are served to customers: a snack bar; a milk bar.
[9] a barroom or tavern.
[10] (in a home) a counter, small wagon, or similar piece of furniture for serving food or beverages: a breakfast bar.
[11] the legal profession.
[12] the practicing members of the legal profession in a given community.
[13] any tribunal: the bar of public opinion.
[14] a band or strip: a bar of light.
[15] a railing in a courtroom separating the general public from the part of the room occupied by the judges, jury, attorneys, etc.
[16] a crowbar.
[17] 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.
[18] Ballet . barre.
[19] Law . an objection that nullifies an action or claim. a stoppage or defeat of an alleged right of action.
[20] Typography . a horizontal stroke of a type character, as of an A, H, t, and sometimes e.
[21] Architecture . (in tracery) a relatively long and slender upright of stone treated as a colonette or molded.
[22] Building Trades . an iron or steel shape: I-bar. a muntin.
[23] Military . one of a pair of metal or cloth insignia worn by certain commissioned officers.
[24] bars, the transverse ridges on the roof of the mouth of a horse.
[25] a space between the molar and canine teeth of a horse into which the bit is fitted.
[26] (in a bridle) the mouthpiece connecting the cheeks.
[27] bride2(def 1) .
[28] Heraldry . a horizontal band, narrower than a fess, that crosses the field of an escutcheon.
[29] Obsolete . a gateway capable of being barred.
[30] to equip or fasten with a bar or bars: Bar the door before retiring for the night.
[31] to block by or as if by bars: The police barred the exits in an attempt to prevent the thief's escape.
[32] to prevent or hinder: They barred her entrance to the club.
[33] to exclude or except: He was barred from membership because of his reputation.
[34] to mark with bars,ŋ stripes, or bands.
[35] except; omitting; but: bar none.
[36] unless (something) occurs; except for barring rain, the match will be held tomorrow
[37] Browning Automatic Rifle
[38] (in England and elsewhere) barristers collectively
[39] US the legal profession collectively
[40] be called to the Bar British to become a barrister
[41] be called within the Bar British to be appointed as a Queen's Counsel
[42] 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
[43] a solid usually rectangular block of any material a bar of soap
[44] anything that obstructs or prevents
[45] 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
[46] a counter or room where alcoholic drinks are served
[47] a counter, room, or establishment where a particular range of goods, food, services, etc, are sold a coffee bar ; a heel bar
[48] a narrow band or stripe, as of colour or light
[49] a heating element in an electric fire
[50] (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
[51] the place in a court of law where the accused stands during his trial the prisoner at the bar
[52] a particular court of law
[53] 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
[54] 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
[55] anything referred to as an authority or tribunal the bar of decency
[56] 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
[57] 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
[58] a variant spelling of barre
[59] sport See crossbar
[60] gymnastics See horizontal bar
[61] part of the metal mouthpiece of a horse's bridle the space between the horse's teeth in which such a part fits
[62] either of two horny extensions that project forwards and inwards from the rear of the outer layer of a horse's hoof
[63] See crowbar, glazing-bar
[64] lacemaking needlework another name for bride 2
[65] heraldry an ordinary consisting of a horizontal line across a shield, typically narrower than a fesse, and usually appearing in twos or threes
[66] maths a superscript line ⁻ placed over a letter symbol to indicate, for example, a mean value or the complex conjugate of a complex number
[67] behind bars in prison
[68] won't have a bar of or wouldn't have a bar of Australian and NZ informal cannot tolerate; dislike
[69] to fasten or secure with a bar to bar the door
[70] to shut in or out with or as if with barriers to bar the entrances
[71] to obstruct; hinder the fallen tree barred the road
[72] (usually foll by from) to prohibit; forbid to bar a couple from meeting
[73] (usually foll by from) to keep out; exclude to bar a person from membership
[74] to mark with a bar or bars
[75] law to prevent or halt (an action) by showing that the claimant has no cause
[76] to mark off (music) into bars with bar lines
[77] except for the best recital bar last night's
[78] bar none without exception
[79] a cgs unit of pressure equal to 10 6 dynes per square centimetre. 1 bar is equivalent to 10 5 newtons per square metre
[80] immunity from being caught or otherwise penalized in a game
[81] a cry for such immunity

Words related to Barring

bar, excepting, excluding

Words nearby Barring

barrier beach, barrier cream, barrier island, barrier of ideas, barrier-nurse, barring, barrington, barrio, barrios, barrister, barrister and solicitor

Origin of Barring

11175–1225; Middle English barre < Old French < Vulgar Latin *barra rod, of obscure, perhaps of pre-Latin orig.

Other words from Barring

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

Word origin for Barring

variant of barley ²

Synonyms for Barring

bar, discounting, excepting, excluding, apart from, aside from, but for, other than, outside of, save for, short of, with the exception of