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(n)
a
room
or
establishment
where
alcoholic
drinks
are
served
over
a
counter
; "
he
drowned
his
sorrows
in
whiskey
at
the
bar
"
(n)
a
counter
where
you
can
obtain
food
or
drink
; "
he
bought
a
hot
dog
and
a
coke
at
the
bar
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
musical
notation
for
a
repeating
pattern
of
musical
beats
; "
the
orchestra
omitted
the
last
twelve
bars
of
the
song
"
(n)
an
obstruction
(
usually
metal
)
placed
at
the
top
of
a
goal
; "
it
was
an
excellent
kick
but
the
ball
hit
the
bar
"
(n)
the
act
of
preventing
; "
there
was
no
bar
against
leaving
"; "
money
was
allocated
to
study
the
cause
and
prevention
of
influenza
"
(n) (
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
"
(n)
a
submerged
(
or
partly
submerged
)
ridge
in
a
river
or
along
a
shore
; "
the
boat
ran
aground
on
a
submerged
bar
in
the
river
"
(n)
the
body
of
individuals
qualified
to
practice
law
in
a
particular
jurisdiction
; "
he
was
admitted
to
the
bar
in
New
Jersey
"
(n)
a
block
of
solid
substance
(
such
as
soap
or
wax
); "
a
bar
of
chocolate
"
(n)
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
(n)
a
horizontal
rod
that
serves
as
a
support
for
gymnasts
as
they
perform
exercises
(n)
a
heating
element
in
an
electric
fire
; "
an
electric
fire
with
three
bars
"
(n) (
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
"
(v)
prevent
from
entering
;
keep
out
; "
He
was
barred
from
membership
in
the
club
"
(v)
render
unsuitable
for
passage
; "
block
the
way
"; "
barricade
the
streets
"; "
stop
the
busy
road
"
(v)
expel
,
as
if
by
official
decree
; "
he
was
banished
from
his
own
country
"
(v)
secure
with
,
or
as
if
with
,
bars
; "
He
barred
the
door
"
bar Synonyms
banish
bar
barricade
barroom
block
block off
block up
blockade
Browning automatic rifle
cake
debar
exclude
ginmill
legal community
legal profession
measure
prevention
relegate
saloon
stop
taproom
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