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  1. 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
  2. noun
    the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
    "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
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  3. verb
    prevent from entering; keep out
    "He was barred from membership in the club"

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  4. verb
    render unsuitable for passage
    "barricade the streets"
  5. noun
    the act of preventing
    "there was no bar against leaving"

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  6. noun
    a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
    "a bar of chocolate"

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  7. verb
    expel, as if by official decree

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  8. noun
    musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
    "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"

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  9. noun
    a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
    "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"

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  10. noun
    a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
    "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
  11. noun
    a counter where you can obtain food or drink
    "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
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  12. noun
    a heating element in an electric fire
    "an electric fire with three bars"
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  13. noun
    a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
  14. noun
    an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
    "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
  15. 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"
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  16. 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"
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  17. 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"
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  18. 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"
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  19. verb
    secure with, or as if with, bars
    "He barred the door"
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Examples of bar
  • "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
  • "He was barred from membership in the club"
  • "barricade the streets"
  • "there was no bar against leaving"
  • "a bar of chocolate"
  • "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
  • "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"
  • "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
  • "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
  • "an electric fire with three bars"
  • "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
  • "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
  • "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
  • "spectators were not allowed past the bar"
  • "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter"
  • "He barred the door"
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