Bar (Noun)
Meaning 1
A counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
Musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
The act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Averting
- Obviation
- Disqualification
- Interception
- Debarment
- Stifling
- Prophylaxis
- Save
- Quelling
- Preclusion
- Nonproliferation
- Suppression
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Meaning 4
A horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 5
A submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river".
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 6
An obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 7
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.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 8
(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".
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Meaning 9
The body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 10
A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 11
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".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 12
A heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 13
(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".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 14
A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 15
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.