1. a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose: the bars of a cage.
2. an oblong piece of any solid material: a bar of soap;a candy bar.
3. the amount of material in a bar.
4. an ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver.
5. a long ridge of sand, gravel, or other material near or slightly above the surface of the water at or near the mouth of a river or harbor entrance, often constituting an obstruction to navigation.
6. anything that obstructs, hinders, or impedes; obstacle; barrier: a bar to important legislation.
7. a counter or place where beverages, especially liquors, or light meals are served to customers: a snack bar;a milk bar.
8. a barroom or tavern.
9. (in a home) a counter, small wagon, or similar piece of furniture for serving food or beverages: a breakfast bar.
10. the legal profession.
11. the practicing members of the legal profession in a given community.
12. any tribunal: the bar of public opinion.
13. a band or strip: a bar of light.
14. a railing in a courtroom separating the general public from the part of the room occupied by the judges, jury, attorneys, etc.
15. a crowbar.
16. Music.
• the line marking the division between two measures of music.
• double bar.
• the unit of music contained between two bar lines; measure.
17. barre.
18. Law.
• an objection that nullifies an action or claim.
• a stoppage or defeat of an alleged right of action.
19. a horizontal stroke of a type character, as of an A, H, t, and sometimes e.
20. (in tracery) a relatively long and slender upright of stone treated as a colonette or molded.
21. Building Trades.
• an iron or steel shape: I-bar.
• a muntin.
22. one of a pair of metal or cloth insignia worn by certain commissioned officers.
23. the transverse ridges on the roof of the mouth of a horse.
24. a space between the molar and canine teeth of a horse into which the bit is fitted.
25. (in a bridle) the mouthpiece connecting the cheeks.
26. bride² (def. 1).
27. a horizontal band, narrower than a fess, that crosses the field of an escutcheon.
28. a gateway capable of being barred.

29. to equip or fasten with a bar or bars: Bar the door before retiring for the night.
30. to block by or as if by bars: The police barred the exits in an attempt to prevent the thief's escape.
31. to prevent or hinder: They barred her entrance to the club.
32. to exclude or except: He was barred from membership because of his reputation.
33. to mark with bars, stripes, or bands.

34. except; omitting; but: bar none.

35. at bar, Law.
• before the court and being tried: a case at bar.
• before all the judges of a court: a trial at bar.
36. in jail: We wanted the criminal behind bars.

1. mosquito net.

1. a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to one million dynes per square centimeter.
2. (formerly) microbar. Abbreviation: b

1. Browning automatic rifle.

1. barometer.
2. barometric.
3. barrel.
4. barrister.

1. Baruch.

1. Bachelor of Architecture.

1. a rigid usually straight length of metal, wood, etc, that is longer than it is wide or thick, used esp as a barrier or as a structural or mechanical part
2. a solid usually rectangular block of any material
3. anything that obstructs or prevents
• an offshore ridge of sand, mud, or shingle lying near the shore and parallel to it, across the mouth of a river, bay, or harbour, or linking an island to the mainland
• an alluvial deposit in a stream, river, or lake
5. a counter or room where alcoholic drinks are served
6. a counter, room, or establishment where a particular range of goods, food, services, etc, are sold
7. a narrow band or stripe, as of colour or light
8. a heating element in an electric fire
9. (in England) the area in a court of law separating the part reserved for the bench and Queen's Counsel from the area occupied by junior barristers, solicitors, and the general public
10. the place in a court of law where the accused stands during his trial
11. a particular court of law
12. (in the House of Lords and House of Commons) the boundary where nonmembers wishing to address either House appear and where persons are arraigned
13. a plea showing that a plaintiff has no cause of action, as when the case has already been adjudicated upon or the time allowed for bringing the action has passed
14. anything referred to as an authority or tribunal
15. Also called: measure music
• a group of beats that is repeated with a consistent rhythm throughout a piece or passage of music. The number of beats in the bar is indicated by the time signature
• another word for bar line
• insignia added to a decoration indicating a second award
• a strip of metal worn with uniform, esp to signify rank or as an award for service
17. a variant spelling of barre
18. sport See crossbar
19. gymnastics See horizontal bar
• part of the metal mouthpiece of a horse's bridle
• the space between the horse's teeth in which such a part fits
21. either of two horny extensions that project forwards and inwards from the rear of the outer layer of a horse's hoof
22. See crowbar, glazing-bar
23. lacemaking needlework another name for bride 2
24. an ordinary consisting of a horizontal line across a shield, typically narrower than a fesse, and usually appearing in twos or threes
25. a superscript line ⁻ placed over a letter symbol to indicate, for example, a mean value or the complex conjugate of a complex number
26. in prison
27. cannot tolerate; dislike

28. to fasten or secure with a bar
29. to shut in or out with or as if with barriers
30. to obstruct; hinder
31. to prohibit; forbid
32. to keep out; exclude
33. to mark with a bar or bars
34. to prevent or halt (an action) by showing that the claimant has no cause
35. to mark off (music) into bars with bar lines

36. except for
37. without exception

1. a cgs unit of pressure equal to 10 6 dynes per square centimetre. 1 bar is equivalent to 10 5 newtons per square metre

1. immunity from being caught or otherwise penalized in a game

2. a cry for such immunity

1. (in England and elsewhere) barristers collectively
2. the legal profession collectively
3. to become a barrister
4. to be appointed as a Queen's Counsel

1. Browning Automatic Rifle

1. (before Jewish patronymic names) son of

1. barometer
2. barometric
3. barrel (container or unit of measure)
4. barrister

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