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BAR
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Irregular inflected forms: barred , barring
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of preventing
Example:
money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
Synonyms:
bar; prevention
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
hinderance; hindrance; interference (the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bar"):
averting (the act of preventing something from occurring)
debarment (the act of prevention by legal means)
disqualification (the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified)
interception (the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving)
non-proliferation; nonproliferation (the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons))
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)
crushing; quelling; stifling; suppression (forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority)
Derivation:
bar (prevent from entering; keep out)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
implement (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bar"):
handspike (a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever)
heaver (a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope))
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)
rail; rails; runway; track (a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll)
handlebar (the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle)
grab bar (a bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourself)
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)
drawbar (a strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be pulled)
crossbar (a horizontal bar that goes across something)
core (a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil)
chinning bar (a horizontal bar on which you can chin yourself)
carpenter's level (a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it)
bolt (a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech)
bolt; deadbolt (the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key)
belaying pin (a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing))
Derivation:
bar (secure with, or as if with, bars)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
Example:
it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
impediment; impedimenta; obstructer; obstruction; obstructor (any structure that makes progress difficult)
Holonyms ("bar" is a part of...):
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)
Derivation:
bar (secure with, or as if with, bars)
bar (render unsuitable for passage)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A counter where you can obtain food or drink
Example:
he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
counter (table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bar"):
wine bar (a bar that serves only wine)
wet bar (a bar for mixing drinks that has a sink with running water)
sushi bar (a bar where sushi is served)
soda fountain (a counter where ice cream and sodas and sundaes are prepared and served)
buffet; snack bar; snack counter (usually inexpensive bar)
salad bar (a bar where diners can assemble a salad to their own taste)
oyster bar (a bar (as in a restaurant) that specializes in oysters prepared in different ways)
cash bar (a counter at a large party where you can purchase drinks by the glass)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
rail; railing (a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Holonyms ("bar" is a part of...):
court; courtroom (a room in which a lawcourt sits)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A heating element in an electric fire
Example:
an electric fire with three bars
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
heating element (the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat)
Domain region:
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)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
Holonyms ("bar" is a part of...):
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)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
Example:
he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar
Synonyms:
bar; barroom; ginmill; saloon; taproom
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bar"):
barrelhouse; honky-tonk (a cheap drinking and dancing establishment)
cocktail lounge (a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served)
speakeasy ((during prohibition) an illegal barroom)
sawdust saloon (a saloon whose floor is covered with sawdust)
Holonyms ("bar" is a part of...):
gin mill; pothouse; pub; public house; saloon; taphouse (tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals)
Sense 9
Meaning:
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:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("BAR" is a kind of...):
automatic; automatic rifle; machine rifle (light machine gun)
Sense 10
Meaning:
A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
Example:
a bar of chocolate
Synonyms:
bar; cake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
block (a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bar"):
tablet (a small flat compressed cake of some substance)
Sense 11
Meaning:
A narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
Example:
may the Stars and Stripes forever wave
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
marking (a pattern of marks)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bar"):
band; banding; stria; striation (a stripe or stripes of contrasting color)
Sense 12
Meaning:
Musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
Example:
the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
Synonyms:
bar; measure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
musical notation ((music) notation used by musicians)
Sense 13
Meaning:
The body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
Example:
he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey
Synonyms:
bar; legal community; legal profession
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
profession (the body of people in a learned occupation)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Sense 14
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
barrier (anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access)
ridge (a long narrow natural elevation or striation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bar"):
sand bar; sandbar (a bar of sand)
Sense 15
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("bar" is a kind of...):
pressure unit (a unit measuring force per unit area)
Meronyms (parts of "bar"):
millibar (a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar)
bar absolute; barye; microbar (the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter)
Domain category:
meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they bar ... he / she / it bars
Past simple: barred
Past participle: barred
-ing form: barring
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prevent from entering; keep out
Example:
He was barred from membership in the club
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "bar" is one way to...):
disallow; forbid; interdict; nix; prohibit; proscribe; veto (command against)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
bar (the act of preventing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Secure with, or as if with, bars
Example:
He barred the door
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "bar" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
unbar (remove a bar from (a door))
Derivation:
bar (a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon)
bar (an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Render unsuitable for passage
Example:
stop the busy road
Synonyms:
bar; barricade; block; block off; block up; blockade; stop
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "bar" is one way to...):
block; close up; impede; jam; obstruct; obturate; occlude (block passage through)
Verb group:
block; obstruct (shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bar"):
block off; close off; shut off (block off the passage through)
close (bar access to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
bar (an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Expel, as if by official decree
Example:
he was banished from his own country
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "bar" is one way to...):
expel; kick out; throw out (force to leave or move out)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bar"):
spike (stand in the way of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Context examples:
Over time the pressure dropped to 1.5 bars allowing for larger drops measuring about 7.3 millimeters across.
(Heavy Rain May Have Once Fallen on Mars, VOA)
For a time, it seemed that the spotted owl was also threatened by competition from the faster-breeding barred owl, which had moved west into its territory.
(Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all, Wikinews)
Many of these purchases may have been impulse buys, so if the shopper doesn’t pick up a chocolate bar at the till, it may be one less chocolate bar that they consume.
(Removing sweets and crisps from supermarket checkouts linked to dramatic fall in unhealthy snack purchases, University of Cambridge)
So that when Dorothy walked across the floor she stumbled over the bar, not being able to see it, and fell at full length.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Then it was barred after them.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It was a six-foot wall which barred our path, but he sprang to the top and over.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Joe did not appear for that function, and when Martin heard the gardener remark that most likely he was ripping the slats off the bar, Martin understood.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
At last Jane began, and though the first bars were feebly given, the powers of the instrument were gradually done full justice to.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
The full moon of March 9 may also bring a test to prove your credentials, such as the bar exam or any of the entrance exams for graduate school.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Bar from attention or consideration; cease to consider.
(Dismiss, NCI Thesaurus)
