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(noun) prevention
the act of preventing
there was no bar against leaving; money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
(noun) 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, 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
(noun) cake
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
(noun) measure
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
(noun) legal community, legal profession
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey
prevent from entering; keep out
He was barred from membership in the club
(verb) stop, 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