Collins English-English Dictionary

bar [bɑː]

1. 1. n a rigid usually straight length of metal, wood, etc, that is longer than it is wide or thick, used esp as a barrier or as a structural or mechanical part

   a bar of a gate

2. 2. n null measure

3. 3. n a solid usually rectangular block of any material

   a bar of soap

4. 4. n anything that obstructs or prevents

5. 5. n an offshore ridge of sand, mud, or shingle lying near the shore and parallel to it, across the mouth of a river, bay, or harbour, or linking an island to the mainland

6. 6. n [US and Canadian] an alluvial deposit in a stream, river, or lake

7. 7. n a counter or room where alcoholic drinks are served

8. 8. n a counter, room, or establishment where a particular range of goods, food, services, etc, are sold

   a coffee bar

   a heel bar

9. 9. n a narrow band or stripe, as of colour or light

10. 10. n a heating element in an electric fire

11. 11. n (in England) the area in a court of law separating the part reserved for the bench and Queen's Counsel from the area occupied by junior barristers, solicitors, and the general public - See also Bar

12. 12. n the place in a court of law where the accused stands during his trial

    the prisoner at the bar

13. 13. n a particular court of law

14. 14. n [Brit] (in the House of Lords and House of Commons) the boundary where nonmembers wishing to address either House appear and where persons are arraigned

15. 15. n a plea showing that a plaintiff has no cause of action, as when the case has already been adjudicated upon or the time allowed for bringing the action has passed

16. 16. n anything referred to as an authority or tribunal

    the bar of decency

17. 17. n [music] a group of beats that is repeated with a consistent rhythm throughout a piece or passage of music. The number of beats in the bar is indicated by the time signature

18. 18. n another word for bar line

19. 19. n [Brit] insignia added to a decoration indicating a second award

20. 20. n [US] a strip of metal worn with uniform, esp to signify rank or as an award for service

21. 21. n a variant spelling of barre

22. 22. n See crossbar

23. 23. n See horizontal bar

24. 24. n [sport] [gymnastics] part of the metal mouthpiece of a horse's bridle

25. 25. n the space between the horse's teeth in which such a part fits

26. 26. n either of two horny extensions that project forwards and inwards from the rear of the outer layer of a horse's hoof

27. 27. n See crowbar glazing-bar

28. 28. n another name for bride

29. 29. n [lacemaking] [needlework] [heraldry] an ordinary consisting of a horizontal line across a shield, typically narrower than a fesse, and usually appearing in twos or threes

30. 30. n [maths] a superscript line placed over a letter symbol to indicate, for example, a mean value or the complex conjugate of a complex number

31. 31. vt. [tr] to fasten or secure with a bar

    to bar the door

32. 32. vt. to shut in or out with or as if with barriers

    to bar the entrances

33. 33. vt. to obstruct; hinder

    the fallen tree barred the road

34. 34. vt. [usually foll by from] to prohibit; forbid

    to bar a couple from meeting

35. 35. vt. [usually foll by from] to keep out; exclude

    to bar a person from membership

36. 36. vt. to mark with a bar or bars

37. 37. vt. [law] to prevent or halt (an action) by showing that the claimant has no cause

38. 38. vt. to mark off (music) into bars with bar lines

39. 39. prep except for

    the best recital bar last night's

40. 40. prep [Etymology] C12: from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra (unattested) bar, rod, of unknown origin

bar [bɑː]

1. 1. n a cgs unit of pressure equal to 10⁶ dynes per square centimetre. 1 bar is equivalent to 10⁵ newtons per square metre

2. 2. n [Etymology] C20: from Greek baros weight

bar [bɑː]

1. 1. n [Southwest English] [dialect] immunity from being caught or otherwise penalized in a game

2. 2. interj a cry for such immunity

3. 3. interj [Etymology] variant of barley²