bar (
http://definr.com/bar)
n 1: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served
over a counter [syn:
barroom,
saloon,
ginmill,
taproom]
2: a counter where you can obtain food or drink
3: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening
or obstruction of weapon; "there were bars in the windows
to prevent escape"
4: notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; written
followed by a vertical bar [syn:
measure]
5: an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal;
"it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
6: the act of preventing [syn:
prevention]
7: a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square
centimeter
8: a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along
a shore
9: the body of individuals qualified to practice law [syn: {legal
profession},
legal community]
10: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of
chocolate" [syn:
cake]
11: a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated
by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World
Wars I and II and in the Korean War [syn: {Browning
automatic rifle},
BAR]
12: (British) a heating element in an electric fire
13: (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom
where the the judges and lawyers sit and the case is
tried
v 1: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from
membership in the club" [syn:
debar,
exclude]
2: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade
the streets" [syn:
barricade,
block,
blockade, {block
off},
block up]
3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his
own country" [syn:
banish,
relegate]
4: secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" [ant:
unbar]