bar

(noun) a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter. Synonyms: barroom, saloon, ginmill, taproom. Example: "He drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar."

(noun) a counter where you can obtain food or drink. Example: "He bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar."

(noun) a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon. Example: "There were bars in the windows to prevent escape."

(noun) musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats. Synonyms: measure. Example: "The orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song."

(noun) an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal. Example: "It was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar."

(noun) the act of preventing. Synonyms: prevention. Examples: "There was no bar against leaving." "Money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza."

(noun) (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter. Example: "Unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter."

(noun) a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore. Example: "The boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river."

(noun) the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction. Synonyms: legal profession, legal community. Example: "He was admitted to the bar in new jersey."

(noun) a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background. Synonyms: stripe, streak. Examples: "A green toad with small black stripes or bars." "May the stars and stripes forever wave."

(noun) a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax). Synonyms: cake. Example: "A bar of chocolate."

(noun) 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. Synonyms: Browning automatic rifle, BAR.

(noun) a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises.

(noun) a heating element in an electric fire. Example: "An electric fire with three bars."

(noun) (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried. Example: "Spectators were not allowed past the bar."

(verb) prevent from entering; keep out. Synonyms: debar, exclude. Example: "He was barred from membership in the club."

(verb) render unsuitable for passage. Synonyms: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up. Examples: "Block the way." "Barricade the streets." "Stop the busy road."

(verb) expel, as if by official decree. Synonyms: banish, relegate. Example: "He was banished from his own country."

(verb) secure with, or as if with, bars. Example: "He barred the door."