If you bar a college student from entering a bar because he's too young to drink, it means that you prevent him from going into an establishment that serves alcoholic beverages.
A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening;
Noun
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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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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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 room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
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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 block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate"
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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 body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
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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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(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"
Verb
prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
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secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"
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render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
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expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
n.
A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion
to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other
purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening;
as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door.
n.
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.
n.
Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an
obstruction; a barrier.
n.
A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of
a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.
n.
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.
n.
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.
n.
The place in court where prisoners are stationed for
arraignment, trial, or sentence.
n.
The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the
legal profession.
n.
A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff's
action.
n.
Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of God.
n.
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.
n.
An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one
fifth part of the field.
n.
A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a bar
of color.
n.
A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into
spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures.
n.
The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a
horse, in which the bit is placed.
n.
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.
n.
A drilling or tamping rod.
n.
A vein or dike crossing a lode.
n.
A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.
n.
A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass
of a window; a sash bar.
n.
To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.
n.
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.
n.
To except; to exclude by exception.
n.
To cross with one or more stripes or lines.
Bar
Thou shalt make bars of shittim wood.2.
Must I new bars to my own joy create?4.
Bar
He barely looked the idea in the face, and hastened to bar it in its dungeon.3.
Nay, but I bar to-night: you shall not gauge me By what we do to-night.4.
For the sake of distinguishing the feet more clearly, I have barred them singly.
A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening;
To fasten with a bar;
Usage Examples
An architect's most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board, and a wrecking bar at the site.
A sad fact of life lately at the Museum of Modern Art is that when it comes to group shows of contemporary painting from the collection, the bar has been set pretty low.
I started out mopping floors, waiting tables, and tending bar at my dad's tavern. I put myself through school working odd jobs and night shifts. I poured my heart and soul into a small business. And when I saw how out-of-touch Washington had become with the core values of this great nation, I put my name forward and ran for office.
A girl came up to me in a bar and said she wanted to be my apple pie. I wish I'd said something cool, but I was stunned.
I once sang 'Summer Nights,' from 'Grease,' at a bar in Melbourne with John Travolta, who's a good friend of mine. He looked cool singing the part of Danny - sitting in an armchair, smoking a cigar - while I got stuck playing Sandy.
I was born in 1968, just eighteen months after my sister Chrisse and just one year after Dad passed the bar exam.
I don't diet, I don't do fads, I've just decided to not eat carbs. So no more bread and pasta for the month. I can't live without chocolate, though. I've always got a bar in my handbag. It has to be 72%. Any less and it's too sweet, any more and it's inedible. Like I said, I'm very particular.
I was one those kids who had books on them. Before weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, funerals and anything else where you're actually meant to not be reading, my family would frisk me and take the book away. If they didn't find it by this point in the procedure, I would be sitting over in that corner completely unnoticed just reading my book.
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Other Usage ExamplesA complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.
I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.
I doing casual labor by the day. They wouldn't pay you until the next morning. There was a bar that would cash your check if you bought a beer first. A lot of guys never left until they'd drunk up all their money.
If the world were a bar, America would currently be the angry drunk waving around a loaded gun. Yeah, the other people in the bar may be afraid of him, but they sure as hell don't respect him.
I was in a bar and I said to a friend, 'You know, we've become those 40-year-old guys we used to look at and say, 'Isn't it sad?'
I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life.
I love the 3D revolution. I love the technology today that continues to push the envelope, continues break the new ground, and continues to raise the bar.
As an actor, I travel around a lot and live in a lot of hotels, and many times I've been in a town where the only entertainment to be had is what you find in the hotel bar or lobby.