| BAR abbr. Browning automatic rifle |
| bar 1 (bär) n. 1. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of solid material used as a fastener, support, barrier, or structural or mechanical member. 2. a. A solid oblong block of a substance, such as soap or candy. b. A rectangular block of a precious metal. 3. Sports a. A horizontal bar. b. A horizontal rod that marks the height to be cleared in high jumping or pole vaulting. 4. A standard, expectation, or degree of requirement: a leader whose example set a high bar for others. 5. Something that impedes or prevents action or progress. See Synonyms at obstacle. 6. A ridge, as of sand or gravel, on a shore or streambed, that is formed by the action of tides or currents. 7. A narrow marking, as a stripe or band. 8. a. A narrow metal or embroidered strip worn on a military uniform indicating rank or service. b. Chiefly British A small insignia worn on a military decoration indicating that it has been awarded an additional time. 9. Heraldry A pair of horizontal parallel lines drawn across a shield. 10. Law a. The nullification, defeat, or prevention of a claim or action. b. The process by which nullification, defeat, or prevention is achieved. 11. The railing in a courtroom enclosing the part of the room where the judges and lawyers sit, witnesses are heard, and prisoners are tried. 12. A place of judgment; a tribunal. 13. Law a. Attorneys considered as a group. b. The profession of law. 14. Music a. A vertical line drawn through a staff to mark off a measure. b. A measure. 15. Variant of barre. 16. a. A counter at which drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served. b. An establishment or room having such a counter. tr.v. barred, bar·ring, bars 1. To fasten securely with a long, straight, rigid piece of material. 2. To shut in or out with or as if with bars. 3. To obstruct or impede; block. 4. To keep out; exclude. See Synonyms at hinder1. 5. To rule out; except. 6. To mark with stripes or bands. 7. Law To stop (a claim or action) by objection. prep. Idiom: Except for; excluding: This was your best performance, bar none. behind bars In prison. [Middle English barre, from Old French; see barre.] |
| bar 2 (bär) n. A unit of pressure equal to one million (106) dynes per square centimeter. [Greek baros, weight; see gwer  -1 in Indo-European roots.] |
bar 1
Noun
1. a rigid usually straight length of metal, wood, etc. used as a barrier or structural part
2. a solid usually rectangular block of any material: a bar of soap
3. anything that obstructs or prevents: a bar to women's mobility
4. a counter or room where alcoholic drinks are served
5. a narrow band or stripe, as of colour or light
6. a heating element in an electric fire
7. See Bar
8. the place in a court of law where the accused stands during trial
9. Music a group of beats that is repeated with a consistent rhythm throughout a piece of music
10. Football etc. same as crossbar
11. Heraldry a narrow horizontal line across a shield
12. behind bars in prison
Verb
[barring, barred]
1. to secure with a bar: to bar the door
2. to obstruct: the fallen tree barred the road
3. to exclude: he was barred from membership of the club
4. to mark with a bar or bars
prep
except for [Old French barre]
bar 2
Noun
a unit of pressure equal to 105 newtons per square metre [Greek baros weight]
Bar
Noun
1. the Bar barristers collectively
2. be called to the Bar Brit to become a barrister
| bar (bär) 1. A unit used to measure atmospheric pressure. It is equal to a force of 100,000 newtons per square meter of surface area, or 0.987 atmosphere. 2. An elongated, offshore ridge of sand, gravel, or other unconsolidated sediment, formed by the action of waves or long-shore currents and submerged at least during high tide. Bars are especially common near the mouths of rivers or estuaries. 3. A ridgelike mound of sand, gravel or silt formed within a stream, along its banks, or at its mouth. Bars form where the stream's current slows down, causing sediment to be deposited. |
Bar a bank of sand or gravel, esp. at the mouth of a river; barristers or lawyers collectively.
Examples: bar [barristers collectively], 1559; bar of gravel, 1586; of sand, 1586.
A submerged or emerged embankment of sand, gravel, or mud created on the sea floor in shallow water by waves and currents. A bar may be composed of mollusk shells.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  bar - a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"barrelhouse, honky-tonk - a cheap drinking and dancing establishment cocktail lounge - a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served gin mill, pothouse, pub, public house, taphouse, saloon - tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" sawdust saloon - a saloon whose floor is covered with sawdust speakeasy - (during prohibition) an illegal barroom |
| 2. | bar - a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" cash bar - a counter at a large party where you can purchase drinks by the glass counter - table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted oyster bar - a bar (as in a restaurant) that specializes in oysters prepared in different ways salad bar - a bar where diners can assemble a salad to their own taste soda fountain - a counter where ice cream and sodas and sundaes are prepared and served sushi bar - a bar where sushi is served wet bar - a bar for mixing drinks that has a sink with running water wine bar - a bar that serves only wine | |
| 3. | bar - 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" belaying pin - a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing) bolt - a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech carpenter's level - a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it chinning bar - a horizontal bar on which you can chin yourself core - a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil crossbar - a horizontal bar that goes across something drawbar - a strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be pulled fret - a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch grab bar - a bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourself handlebar - the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle handspike - a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever heaver - a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope) implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum rail - a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) rotor - the revolving bar of a distributor shackle - a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar slice bar - iron bar used to loosen and rake clinkers out of furnaces anti-sway bar, stabilizer bar - a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis towel bar, towel rail - a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels | |
| 4. | bar - musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians | |
| 5. | bar - an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar" goal - game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult | |
| 6. |  bar - the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"averting - the act of preventing something from occurring; "averting danger was his responsibility" debarment - the act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office" disqualification - the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified interception - the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving; "he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters"; "he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible" non-proliferation, nonproliferation - the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons); "they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons"; "nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals" forestalling, obviation, preclusion - the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively prophylaxis - the prevention of disease save - (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save" crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression - forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" | |
| 7. | bar - (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" meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) pressure unit - a unit measuring force per unit area millibar - a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar; "atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars" bar absolute, barye, microbar - the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter | |
| 8. | bar - a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river" barrier - anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation | |
| 9. |  bar - the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"profession - the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 10. | bar - 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" marking - a pattern of marks | |
| 11. |  bar - a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate"block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" tablet - a small flat compressed cake of some substance; "a tablet of soap" | |
| 12. |  BAR - 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 | |
| 13. | bar - a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises high bar, horizontal bar - gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends bars, parallel bars - gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" | |
| 14. | bar - a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars" heating element - the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | |
| 15. | bar - (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" courtroom, court - a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| Verb | 1. | bar - prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" |
| 2. | bar - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path" close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours" | |
| 3. | bar - expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" spike - stand in the way of | |
| 4. | bar - secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" unbar - remove a bar from (a door) |
bar
noun 1. public house, pub (informal), chiefly Brit. counter, inn, local Brit. (informal) lounge, saloon, tavern, canteen, watering hole (facetious), (slang) boozer Brit., Austral., N.Z. (informal) beer parlour Canad. roadhouse, hostelry (archaic), (facetious) alehouse (archaic) taproom
noun 2. rod, staff, stick, stake, rail, pole, paling, shaft, baton, mace, batten, palisade, crosspiece
noun 3. obstacle, block, barrier, hurdle, hitch, barricade, snag, deterrent, obstruction, stumbling block, impediment, hindrance, interdict << OPPOSITE aid
Translations
bar [bɑːʳ] n → barra;
(of soap) → pastilla;
(fig) (= hindrance); obstáculo (= prohibition); prohibición f (= pub); bar m; cantina (esp LAM) (= counter) (in pub) → barra, mostrador m;
(MUS) → barra
behind bars → entre rejas;
bar [bɑːʳ] n (= pub) → bar m (= counter); comptoir m, bar (= rod) [of metal etc] → barre f [of window etc]; barreau m [of chocolate]; tablette f, plaque f (fig) (= obstacle); obstacle m (= prohibition); mesure f d'exclusion;
(Mus) → mesure f
bar of soap → savonnette f;
the Bar (Law) → le barreau;
bar [bɑːʳ] n (for drinking) → Lokal nt;
(counter) → Theke f;
(rod) → Stange f;
(on window etc) → (Gitter)stab m;
(prohibition) → Verbot nt;
(Mus) → Takt m
vt (road) → blockieren, versperren;
(window) → verriegeln;
(person) → ausschließen;
(activity) → verbieten;
behind bars → hinter Gittern;
the Bar (Law) → die Anwaltschaft;
bar [bɑːʳ] n → barra; [of window etc] → sbarra; [of chocolate] → tavoletta;
(MUS) → battuta
bar of soap → saponetta;
behind bars [prisoner] → dietro le sbarre;
n bar [baː]
1 a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance) a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows. staaf قَضيب пръчка, парче tyč(ka), tabulka, mříž, kus stang; stykke; tremme der Barren, die Stange ράβδος, πλάκα barra; tableta; barrote, reja kang, tahvel, trell میله؛ تکه tanko, harkko barre; tablette; barreau חֲפִיסָה, מוֹט छड़ šipka, pločica rúd batangan aflangt stykki, stöng barra; tavoletta; sbarra 棒 막대 (모양의 것) strypas, lazdelė, (pailgas) gabalas restes keping staaf stang; barre, stykke, (fengsels)gitter, sprinkel sztaba barra bară; bucată; lingou брусок; плитка; прут tabuľka; mreža palica, tablica, prečnica poluga tacka, stång, []kaka, แท่ง çubuk 條 брусок; грати سریا ، سلاخ thanh; chấn song 条
2 a broad line or band The blue material had bars of red running through it. streep خَط، شَريط лента pruh, páska stribe der Strich φαρδιά ρίγα barra, franja vööt خط پهن؛ قالب پهن juova rayure מוֹט सलाख, शलाका pruga csík garis rönd, rák striscia 棒状のすじ 줄무늬, 띠 juostelė, dryželis josla batang besi streep stripe, strime pasek barra dungă полоса pruh, pás proga linija strimma, band แถบ şerit 帶 смуга ڈنڈا đường kẻ 带
3 a bolt a bar on the door. bout, grendel عارِضٌ حَديدي، مِزْلاج، رِتاج резе závora slå der Riegel χοντρός σύρτης tranca riiv چفت در salpa bâcle בָּרִיח रुकावट zasun retesz gerendel slá, slagbrandur sbarra かんぬき 빗장 skląstis bulta; aizšaujamais palang grendel bom, slå zasuwa tranca drug засов závora zapah reza tvärslå, regel กลอนประตู kol demiri 門閂 засув کنڈی ، کھٹکا cái chốt cửa 门闩
4 a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar. kroeg (snoepkroeg) مَنَصَّة تَقْديم الوَجْبَه тезгях bar, pult bardisk die Bar πάγκος (όπου πωλούνται αγαθά) barra, mostrador baar, baarilett دکه؛ بار baari, baaritiski bar, comptoir דֶלפַּק शराबखाना bar pult meja panjang bar, barborð bar, banco カウンター 遐퓔킴? 카운터 prekystalis, bufetas (bufetes) lete bar bar bardisk, skranke bar, lada, kontuar balcão tejghea прилавок; стойка bar, pult točilna miza šank bar เคาน์เตอร์ขายของ tezgâh 柜台 прилавок; барна стійка شراب کا کاؤنٹر quầy hàng 柜台
5 a public house. kroeg مَطْعَم وَجبات خَفيفه бар bar bar; pub das Gericht μπαρ bar kõrts میخانه؛ بار baari bar בַּר javna kuća ivó rumah minum bar, vínveitingastaður bar 酒場 술집 baras, užkandinė bārs bar bar bar, pub bar bar bar, pub бар; пивная bar pivnica bar krog, pub บาร์; ที่จำหน่ายเครื่องดื่ม bar 小旅館；酒吧間 буфет, закусочна ایک عوامی گھر quầy bán rượu 小旅馆；酒吧间
6 a measured division in music Sing the first ten bars. maat فاصِلةٌ موسيقيّه такт takt takt der Takt διαστολή (μουσ.) compás takt میزان tahti mesure תֵּיבָה takt ütem balok lagu taktur, taktstrik battuta 小節 소절 taktas takts (mūzikā) rangkap maat takt; taktstrek takt compasso măsură такт takt takt takt takt, taktstreck เส้นแบ่งเวลาในโน้ตเพลง ölçü çizgisi 小節線 такт موسیقی میں تال کی علامت nhịp 小节线
7 something which prevents (something) His carelessness is a bar to his promotion. verhinder, beletsel عائِق، حاجِز преграда překážka hindring das Hindernis εμπόδιο impedimento, obstáculo takistus مانع este obstacle מַחֲסוֹם zapreka akadály rintangan hindrun ostacolo 障害 장애 kliūtis šķērslis; kavēklis menghalang belemmering hindring przeszkoda obstáculo obstacol, piedică преграда prekážka ovira smetnja hinder อุปสรรค; สิ่งกีดขวาง engel, mani 阻擋 перешкода, завада روک ، رکاوٹ sự cản trở 阻挡
8 the rail at which the prisoner stands in court The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. beskuldigdebank قَفَصِ المُتَّهَم في المَحْكَمـه място на подсъдимия в съда přepážka skranke Schranke vor der Richterbank εδώλιο banquillo kohtusaali võre نرده های درون دادگاه که جای متهمین را از بقیه جدا می کند aitaus barre מְחִיצָה postolje za svjedoka vádlottak padja tempat pesakitan dómgrindur sbarra 被告席 피고석 barjeras, užtvaras barjera (tiesas zālē) kandang tertuduh balie skranke barierka banco dos réus bară барьер priehrada zatožna klop optuženička klupa skrank คอกในศาล sanık kürsüsü 被告席 лава підсудних عدالت کا کٹہرا vành móng ngựa 被告席
v – past tense, past participle barred –
1 to fasten with a bar Bar the door. grendel يُحكم إِقْفال مِزْلاج الباب залоствам zavřít na závoru spærre verriegeln αμπαρώνω atrancar riivi panema با میله مسدود کردن teljetä bâcler une porte לִסגוֹר בְּבָּרִיח रुकावट staviti zasun lezár memalang stengja sbarrare, sprangare かんぬきをさす 빗장을 지르다 užsklęsti aizšaut, aizbultēt (durvis); nosprostot; noslēgt palang vergrendelen sperre, stenge ryglować trancar a zăvorî, a închide запирать (на засов) zavrieť na závoru zapahniti zabraviti bomma till (för, igen) ใส่กลอนประตู sürgülemek, demirlemek 閂上 замикати на засув دروازے کا سریے سے بند کرنا cài 闩上
2 to prevent from entering He's been barred from the club. belet يَمْنَع преграждам nepustit (do); vyloučit (z) forbyde ausschließen απαγορεύω την είσοδο prohibir/negar el paso/la entrada, excluir de ukse taha jätma جلوگیری کردن؛ راه ندادن sulkea ulos exclure (de) לַחסוֹם रोकना spriječiti ulazak kizár melarang masuk útiloka, hindra escludere 除外する 막다 ne(pri)leisti įeiti, neįleisti aizliegt; neielaist halang uitsluiten stenge ute zakazać wstępu excluir a da afară исключать vylúčiť z izključiti sprečiti nekog da uđe stänga ute (av) สะกัดกั้น engel olmak, mani olmak 攔住 перепинати; перегородити (дорогу) پابندی لگانا cấm cửa 拦住
3 to prevent (from doing something) My lack of money bars me from going on holiday. verhinder يَمْنَع، يُعيق препречвам znemožnit, (za)bránit forhindre hindern εμποδίζω impedir, imposibilitar takistama مانع شدن estää empêcher (de faire qqch.) לֶאֱסוֹר रोकना onemogućavati gátol mencegah hindra impedire 妨げる 금하다 neleisti, kliudyti kavēt; traucēt sekat beletten (for)hindre, utelukke uniemożliwiać impedir a împiedica препятствовать brániť (v čom) preprečiti onemogućiti hindra ขัดขวาง yasaklamak, izin vermemek 妨礙 перешкоджати روکنا ngăn cản 妨碍
prep
except All bar one of the family had measles. buiten ما عَدا، باسْتِثْناء без kromě undtagen außer εκτός από excepto, con excepción de välja arvatud به جز sauf מִלבַד, חוּץ מ- को छोड़ कर osim kivéve kecuali nema, að frátöldum eccetto, tranne ～を除いて ...을 제외하고는 išskyrus izņemot kecuali behalve unntatt oprócz excepto cu excepţia исключая okrem razen izuzev utom ยกเว้น ...-den başka, hariç 除了 за винятком, крім سوائے trừ ra 除了
n barmaid, ˈbarman [-tendə]
a person who serves at the bar of a public-house or hotel. kroegmeisie, kroegman السّاقي، السّاقيَه барман barman, barmanka bartender der/die Barkellner/-in μπάρμαν camarero; camarera baaridaam, baaripidaja پیشخدمت بار یا هتل baarimikko, tarjoilija barmaid, barman בַּרמֶן मधुशाला की परिचारिका barmen pelayan bar vínveitingamaður/stúlka; barþjónn barista バーテン 바텐더 barmenė, barmenas bufetniece; oficiante; bārmenis; oficiants pelayan barbediende bartender barmanka, barman empregado de bar barman барменша; бармен barman, -ka točajka, točaj konobarica bartender บาร์เทนเดอร์; คนเสิร์ฟเครื่องดื่มในบาร์ barmen 酒吧間女（男）招待 бармен, офіціантка в барі بار(شراب خانے) کے خدام người phục vụ ở quán rượu
n bar code
a code in the form of parallel lines printed on goods from which the computer reads information about their price etc. staafkode, strepieskode باركود، لاصِقَة البَضائِع المُشَفَّرَه баркод čárový kód stregkode der Strichkode γραμμωτός κώδικας código de barras triipkood بارکد؛ رمزینه code-barres בַּרקוֹד बारकोड crtični kod vonalkód kode komputer codice a barre バーコード 바 코드 brūkšninis kodas svītru kods kod bar bar code strek-kode kod paskowy штриховой код čiarový kód črtna koda bar kod streckkod แถบบาร์โค้ดบรรจุข้อมูลที่คอมพิวเตอร์อ่านได้ barkod 條形碼 штриховий код قیمت کے لئے کمپیوٹر پر پڑھ جانے والی متوازی سطریں) mã vạch 条形码
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