bar

bar¹ W1S1 [ba: US ba:r] n

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1¦(place to drink in)¦

2¦(place to buy drink)¦

3 a wine/coffee/snack etc bar

4 a breakfast bar

5¦(block shape)¦

6¦(piece of metal/wood)¦

7 behind bars

8¦(music)¦

9 bar to (doing) something

10 the bar

11 be called to the bar

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14¦(pile of sand/stones)¦

15¦(colour/light)¦

16¦(uniforms)¦

17¦(heater)¦

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[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: barre]

1.) ¦(PLACE TO DRINK IN)¦

a) a place where alcoholic drinks are served

→↑pub

▪ The hotel has a licensed bar .

▪ a cocktail bar

b) BrE one of the rooms inside a pub

▪ The public bar was crowded.

2.) ¦(PLACE TO BUY DRINK)¦

a ↑counter where alcoholic drinks are served

▪ They stood at the bar.

3.) a wine/coffee/snack etc bar

a place where a particular kind of food or drink is served

4.) a breakfast bar

BrE a place in your kitchen at home where you eat breakfast or a quick meal

5.) ¦(BLOCK SHAPE)¦

a small block of solid material that is longer than it is wide

▪ a chocolate bar

▪ a candy bar

bar of

▪ a bar of soap

6.) ¦(PIECE OF METAL/WOOD)¦

a length of metal or wood put across a door, window etc to keep it shut or to prevent people going in or out

▪ houses with bars across the windows

7.) behind bars informal

in prison

▪ Her killer was finally put behind bars .

8.) ¦(MUSIC)¦

a group of notes and ↑rests, separated from other groups by vertical lines, into which a line of written music is divided

▪ a few bars of the song

9.) bar to (doing) sth

written something that prevents you from achieving something that you want

▪ I could see no bar to our happiness.

10.) the bar

a) BrE the group of people who are ↑barristers

b) AmE an organization consisting of lawyers

11.) be called to the bar

a) BrE to become a ↑barrister

b) AmE to become a lawyer

12.) a long narrow shape along the sides or at the top of a computer screen, usually containing signs that you can ↑click on

▪ the main menu bar at the top of the screen

▪ the toolbar

→↑scroll bar

13.) the long piece of wood or metal across the top of the goal in sports such as football

▪ The ball sailed over the goalkeeper's head, only to hit the bar.

14.) ¦(PILE OF SAND/STONES)¦

a long pile of sand or stones under the water at the entrance to a ↑harbour

15.) ¦(COLOUR/LIGHT)¦

a narrow band of colour or light

16.) ¦(UNIFORMS)¦

a narrow band of metal or cloth worn on a military uniform to show rank

17.) ¦(HEATER)¦

BrE the part of an electric heater that provides heat and has a red light

bar ²

bar² past tense and past participle barred present participle barring

v [T]

1.) to officially prevent someone from entering a place or from doing something

bar sb from (doing) sth

▪ They seized his passport and barred him from leaving the country.

2.) to prevent people from going somewhere by placing something in their way

▪ She ran back, but Francis barred her way .

▪ A locked gate barred my entrance to the wood.

3.) also bar up

to shut a door or window using a bar or piece of wood so that people cannot get in or out

bar ³

bar³ prep

1.) except

▪ We had recorded the whole album, bar one track.

2.) bar none

used to emphasize that someone is the best of a particular group

▪ He's the most talented actor in the country, bar none.

→↑barring