bar
1. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter (Freq. 10)
- he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar
• Syn:
barroom, saloon, ginmill, taproom
• Hypernyms:
room
• Hyponyms:
barrelhouse, honky-tonk, cocktail lounge, sawdust saloon, speakeasy
• Part Holonyms:
public house, pub, saloon, pothouse, gin mill, taphouse
2. a counter where you can obtain food or drink (Freq. 4)
- he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar
• Hypernyms:
counter
• Hyponyms:
cash bar, oyster bar, salad bar, snack bar, snack counter,
buffet, soda fountain, sushi bar, wet bar, wine bar
3. a rigid piece of metal or wood;
usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon (Freq. 4)
- there were bars in the windows to prevent escape
• Hypernyms:
implement
• Hyponyms:
belaying pin, bolt, deadbolt, carpenter's level, chinning bar,
core, crossbar, drawbar, fret, grab bar, handlebar,
handspike, heaver, lever, rail, rotor, shackle,
slice bar, stabilizer bar, anti-sway bar, towel rail, towel bar, track,
rails, runway
4. musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats (Freq. 1)
- the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
• Syn:
measure
• Hypernyms:
musical notation
5. an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal (Freq. 1)
- it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar
• Hypernyms:
obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
• Part Holonyms:
goal
6. the act of preventing (Freq. 1)
- there was no bar against leaving
- money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
• Syn:
prevention
• Derivationally related forms:
prevent (for: prevention)
• Hypernyms:
hindrance, hinderance, interference
• Hyponyms:
averting, debarment, disqualification, interception, nonproliferation,
non-proliferation, obviation, forestalling, preclusion, prophylaxis, save,
suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling
7. (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
• Topics:
meteorology
• Hypernyms:
pressure unit
• Part Meronyms:
millibar, barye, bar absolute, microbar
8. a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
- the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river
• Hypernyms:
ridge, barrier
• Hyponyms:
sandbar, sand bar
9. the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
- he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey
• Syn:
legal profession, legal community
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
profession
10. 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
• Syn:
stripe, streak
• Derivationally related forms:
streaky (for: streak), streak (for: streak), stripy (for: stripe), stripe (for: stripe)
• Hypernyms:
marking
• Hyponyms:
band, banding, stria, striation
11. a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
- a bar of chocolate
• Syn:
cake
• Hypernyms:
block
• Hyponyms:
tablet
12. a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
• Hypernyms:
support
• Part Holonyms:
horizontal bar, high bar, parallel bars, bars
13. a heating element in an electric fire
- an electric fire with three bars
• Regions:
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
• Hypernyms:
heating element
14. (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
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
railing, rail
• Part Holonyms:
court, courtroom
1. prevent from entering;
keep out (Freq. 9)
- He was barred from membership in the club
• Syn:
debar, exclude
• Derivationally related forms:
exclusive (for: exclude), exclusion (for: exclude), debarment (for: debar)
• Hypernyms:
forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto,
disallow, nix
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. render unsuitable for passage (Freq. 5)
- block the way
- barricade the streets
- stop the busy road
• Syn:
barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up
• Derivationally related forms:
stop (for: stop), stopper (for: stop), blockade (for: blockade), blockage (for: block), blocking (for: block), barricade (for: barricade)
• Hypernyms:
obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam,
block, close up
• Hyponyms:
shut off, block off, close off, close
• Verb Group:
obstruct, block
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. expel, as if by official decree (Freq. 1)
- he was banished from his own country
• Syn:
banish, relegate
• Derivationally related forms:
relegation (for: relegate), banishment (for: banish)
• Hypernyms:
expel, throw out, kick out
• Hyponyms:
spike
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
4. secure with, or as if with, bars (Freq. 1)
- He barred the door
• Ant:
unbar
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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