BAR
\bˈɑː], \bˈɑː], \b_ˈɑː]\
Definitions of BAR
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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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a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
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(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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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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(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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musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
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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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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"
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a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars"
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a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
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a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
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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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secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"
By Princeton University
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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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a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
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(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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(British) a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars"
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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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(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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musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An indefinite quantity of some substance, so shaped as to be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness; as, a bar of gold or of lead; a bar of soap.
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Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier.
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A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.
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Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons.
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The railing that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in open court.
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The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence.
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The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession.
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A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff's action.
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Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of God.
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A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept.
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An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field.
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A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a bar of color.
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A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures.
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The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.
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The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole.
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A drilling or tamping rod.
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A vein or dike crossing a lode.
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A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.
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A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar.
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To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.
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To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute bars my right; the right is barred by time; a release bars the plaintiff's recovery; -- sometimes with up.
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To except; to exclude by exception.
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To cross with one or more stripes or lines.
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A stripe.
By Oddity Software
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An indefinite quantity of some substance, so shaped as to be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness; as, a bar of gold or of lead; a bar of soap.
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Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier.
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A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.
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Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons.
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The railing that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in open court.
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The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence.
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The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession.
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A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff's action.
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Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of God.
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A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept.
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An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field.
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A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a bar of color.
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A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures.
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The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.
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The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole.
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A drilling or tamping rod.
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A vein or dike crossing a lode.
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A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.
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A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar.
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To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.
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To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute bars my right; the right is barred by time; a release bars the plaintiff's recovery; -- sometimes with up.
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To except; to exclude by exception.
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To cross with one or more stripes or lines.
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A stripe.
By Noah Webster.
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A stripe.
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To close; obstruct; prohibit; except.
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To mark with bars.
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A long, solid strip, as of wood or iron; rail; barrier; obstruction; a bank, as of sand in a harbor.
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An enclosed place in a court-room; a court of justice; the legal profession.
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A courter where liquors are sold.
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The vertical line that divides a staff.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A rigid piece of wood, metal, or other solid matter, long in proportion to its thickness; a quantity contained in such a shape; as, a bar of chocolate; a rail; a barrier; anything which impedes or obstructs; a bank of sand, gravel, etc., obstructing navigation at the entrance to a harbor or mouth of a river; the railing in closing the space occupied by counsel in courts of law; the place in court where prisoners are stationed for trial, or sentence; the profession of a lawyer; any tribunal, the portion of a hotel, etc., where liquors are served; a band or stripe; in a bridle, the mouthpiece connecting the checks; one of the upright lines drawn through the staff of a piece of music, dividing it into equal measures of time; the space and notes in closed by two such lines.
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To fasten with a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to exclude; to close; to prohibit; to mark with bars.
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Barred.
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Barring.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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One of the two convergent ridges on the ground surface of the hoof of a horse, united by the frog, and fused with the sole in front; pars inflexa lateralis and pars inflexa medialis.
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Barye, a unit of pressure, representing one megadyne per square centimeter; as a unit of atmospheric pressure it is the equivalent of 29.53 mercury inches.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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A rod of any solid substance: a bolt: a hinderance or obstruction: a bank of sand or other matter at the mouth of a river: the railing that incloses a space in a tavern or in a court of law: any tribunal: the pleaders in a court as distinguished from the judges: a division in music.
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To fasten or secure, as with a bar: to hinder or exclude:-pr.p. barring; pa.p. barred'.
By Daniel Lyons
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A rod; hindrance; movable rail in a fence; inclosed space in a tavern or court-room; a tribunal; division in music; bank in a river.
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To fasten with a bar; to hinder; to exclude.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A rod of wood, iron, or other solid substance, used as a lever, an axis, or an obstruction; a cross beam or bolt; a barrier for defence; a bank of sand, gravel, or earth, forming a shoal at the mouth of a river or harbour, obstructing entrance, or rendering it difficult; the railing that encloses the place which counsels occupy in courts of justice; the place in a court at which criminals stand during trial; those who plead at the bar; any tribunal, as, the bar of public opinion; the enclosed place of a tavern, inn, or coffee-house, where liquors are served out; anything laid across another, as stripes in colour, and the like; the highest part of the place in a horse's mouth between the grinders and tusks; an ordinary, consisting of the space included by two straight lines drawn across the escutcheon; a peremptory exception, sufficient to destroy the plaintiff's action; a line drawn perpendicularly across the lines of the staff, including between each two a certain quantity of time, or number of beats; an ingot, lump, or wedge, from the mines, run in a mould, and unwrought.
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To fasten with a bar; to obstruct; to exclude; to except; to cross with stripes of a different colour.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A bolt; a long piece or rod of any solid substance of small diameter; an enclosed place at an inn or a court; a division in music, or the line that makes the division; a sandbank at the entrance to a river; the body of lawyers that plead; any hindrance; a stop.
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To secure; to fasten; to hinder; to shut out; to restrain.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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An inward prominence of the symphysis pubis, encroaching on the pelvic cavity.
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Skeletal elements of a branchial arch.
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When qualified by an adjective denoting a bone, the cartilaginous rod from which that bone is developed.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [French] A long piece of wood, metal, or other solid matter, used especially for a hindrance or obstruction any obstacle which obstructs or defends ; a barrier ;-a bank of gravel, or other matter, at the mouth of a river or harbour ;- the place in court which counsel occupy, or where prisoners are stationed ;-any tribunal ;-the inclosed place of a tavern, where liquors are kept for sale ;-a horizontal mark across the escutcheon;- in music, a line drawn perpendicularly across the staff.
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A piece of wood laid cross a passage to hinder entrance; a bolt to fasten a door; any obstacle; a rock or bank at the entrance of a harbour; any thing used for prevention; the place where causes of law are tried; an inclosed place in a tavern where a housekeeper sits; in law, a peremptory exception against a demand or plea; any thing by which the structure is held together; bars in musick, are strokes drawn perpendicularly across the lines of a piece of musick, used to regulate the beating or measure of musical time.
By Thomas Sheridan
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