Dictionary definition · BAR
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
- a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter"he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
- a counter where you can obtain food or drink"he bought a hot dog and a coke at the 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"
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats"the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
- an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal"it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
- the act of preventing"there was no bar against leaving"
- (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"
verb
- prevent from entering; keep out"He was barred from membership in the club"
- render unsuitable for passage"block the way"
- expel, as if by official decree"he was banished from his own country"
- secure with, or as if with, bars"He barred the door"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).