1. (

• barroom ,
• bar ,
• saloon ,
• ginmill ,
• taproom

) a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" ;

2. (

• bar ,

) a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" ;

3. (

• 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" ;

4. (

• measure ,
• bar

) musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" ;

5. (

• bar ,

) an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar" ;

6. (

• prevention ,
• bar

) the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" ;

7. (

• bar

) (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" ;

8. (

• bar

) a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river" ;

9. (

• legal_profession ,
• bar ,
• legal_community

) the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" ;

10. (

• stripe ,
• streak ,
• bar

) a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave" ;

11. (

• cake ,
• bar ,

) a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" ;

12. (

• Browning_automatic_rifle ,
• BAR ,

) 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 ;

13. (

• bar ,

) a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises ;

14. (

• bar ,

) a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars" ;

15. (

• bar ,

) (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" ;

1. (

• bar ,
• debar ,
• exclude ,

) prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" ;

2. (

• barricade ,
• block ,
• blockade ,
• stop ,
• block_off ,
• block_up ,
• bar

) render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" ;

3. (

• banish ,
• relegate ,
• bar

) expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" ;

4. (

• bar ,

) secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" ;