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Noun
- (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
- a heating element in an electric fire
- an electric fire with three bars
- a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
- 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
- a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
- 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
- the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
- he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey
- a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
- the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river
- (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
- the act of preventing
- there was no bar against leaving
- money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
- an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
- it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
- the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
- 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
- a counter where you can obtain food or drink
- he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar
- a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
- he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar
Verb
- secure with, or as if with, bars
- expel, as if by official decree
- he was banished from his own country
- render unsuitable for passage
- prevent from entering; keep out
- He was barred from membership in the club