bar

/bˈɑɹ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
“he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar”
a counter where you can obtain food or drink
“he bought a hot dog and a coke at the 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”
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
“the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song”
an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
“it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar”
the act of preventing
“there was no bar against leaving”
(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”
a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
“the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river”
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
“he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey”
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
“a green toad with small black stripes or bars”
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
“a bar of chocolate”
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

verb

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