| 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.] |
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| Noun | 1. |  bars - gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprightsbar - a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises exerciser, gymnastic apparatus - sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises uneven bars, uneven parallel bars - a pair of parallel bars set at different heights; used in women's gymnastics plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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