bars Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
   parallel bars.
   
2. noun a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
   taproom; barroom; saloon; bar; ginmill.
   
   • he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar
3. noun a counter where you can obtain food or drink
   bar.
   
   • he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar
4. noun a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
   bar.
   
   • there were bars in the windows to prevent escape
5. noun musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
   bar; measure.
   
   • the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
6. noun an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
   bar.
   
   • it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar
7. noun the act of preventing
   bar; prevention.
   
   • there was no bar against leaving
   • money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
8. noun (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
   bar.
   
   • unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter
9. noun a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
   bar.
   
   • the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river
10. noun the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
    legal profession; legal community; bar.
    
    • he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey
11. noun a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
    streak; bar; stripe.
    
    • a green toad with small black stripes or bars
    • may the Stars and Stripes forever wave
12. noun a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
    cake; bar.
    
    • a bar of chocolate
13. noun 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
    Browning automatic rifle; BAR.
    
14. noun a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
    bar.
    
15. noun a heating element in an electric fire
    bar.
    
    • an electric fire with three bars
16. noun (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
    bar.
    
    • spectators were not allowed past the bar
17. verb prevent from entering; keep out
    debar; bar; exclude.
    
    • He was barred from membership in the club
18. verb render unsuitable for passage
    bar; block up; stop; blockade; barricade; block off; block.
    
    • block the way
    • barricade the streets
    • stop the busy road
19. verb expel, as if by official decree
    relegate; bar; banish.
    
    • he was banished from his own country
20. verb secure with, or as if with, bars
    bar.
    
    • He barred the door

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