| noun | a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter “he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar” |
| noun | a counter where you can obtain food or drink “he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar” |
| noun | 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” |
| noun | musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats “the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song” |
| noun | an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal “it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar” |
| noun | the act of preventing “there was no bar against leaving” |
| noun | (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” |
| noun | a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore “the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river” |
| noun | the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction “he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey” |
| noun | a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background “a green toad with small black stripes or bars” |
| noun | a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) “a bar of chocolate” |
| 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 |
| noun | a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises |
| noun | a heating element in an electric fire “an electric fire with three bars” |
| noun | (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” |
| verb | prevent from entering; keep out “He was barred from membership in the club” |
| verb | render unsuitable for passage “block the way” |
| verb | expel, as if by official decree “he was banished from his own country” |
| verb | secure with, or as if with, bars “He barred the door” |
| bar | verb | secure with, or as if with, bars |
| prevent | verb | stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state |
| stripy | adjective | marked or decorated with stripes |
| stripe | verb | mark with stripes |
| streaky | adjective | marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations |
| streak | verb | mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained |
| bar | noun | the act of preventing |
| debarment | noun | the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices) |
| exclusive | adjective | excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority |
| exclusion | noun | the state of being excluded |
| barricade | noun | a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. |
| blockage | noun | the act of blocking |
| blocking | noun | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements |
| blockade | noun | prevents access or progress |
| stop | noun | a restraint that checks the motion of something |
| stopper | noun | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
| banishment | noun | rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone |
| relegation | noun | mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position |