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(noun) prevention, bar
the act of preventing
there was no bar against leaving; money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
(noun) 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
(noun) bar
an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar
(noun) bar
a counter where you can obtain food or drink
he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar
(noun) 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
(noun) bar
a heating element in an electric fire
an electric fire with three bars
(noun) bar
a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
(noun) bar, barroom, taproom, saloon, ginmill
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar
(noun) Browning automatic rifle
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 bar of chocolate
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
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
(noun) legal community, legal profession, bar
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey
(noun) 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
(noun) 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
prevent from entering; keep out
He was barred from membership in the club
(verb) bar
secure with, or as if with, bars
He barred the door
(verb) stop, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade
render unsuitable for passage
block the way; barricade the streets; stop the busy road
expel, as if by official decree
he was banished from his own country