Meaning & Definition of Bar in English
Bar
noun
1. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
- "He drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
- barroom,
- bar,
- saloon,
- ginmill,
- taproom
2. A counter where you can obtain food or drink
- "He bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
- bar
3. A rigid piece of metal or wood
- Usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
- "There were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
- bar
4. Musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
- "The orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
- measure,
- bar
5. An obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
- "It was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
- bar
6. The act of preventing
- "There was no bar against leaving"
- "Money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
- prevention,
- bar
7. (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
- "Unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter"
- bar
8. A submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
- "The boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
- bar
9. The body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
- "He was admitted to the bar in new jersey"
- legal profession,
- bar,
- legal community
10. A narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
- "A green toad with small black stripes or bars"
- "May the stars and stripes forever wave"
- stripe,
- streak,
- bar
11. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
- "A bar of chocolate"
- cake,
- bar
12. A portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine
- Used by united states troops in world war i and in world war ii and in the korean war
- Browning automatic rifle,
- BAR
13. A horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
- bar
14. A heating element in an electric fire
- "An electric fire with three bars"
- bar
15. (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
- "Spectators were not allowed past the bar"
- bar
verb
1. Prevent from entering
- Keep out
- "He was barred from membership in the club"
- bar,
- debar,
- exclude
2. Render unsuitable for passage
- "Block the way"
- "Barricade the streets"
- "Stop the busy road"
- barricade,
- block,
- blockade,
- stop,
- block off,
- block up,
- bar
3. Expel, as if by official decree
- "He was banished from his own country"
- banish,
- relegate,
- bar
4. Secure with, or as if with, bars
- "He barred the door"
- bar