bar

1.a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter;

he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar

2.a counter where you can obtain food or drink;

he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar

3.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

4.musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats;

the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song

5.an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal;

it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar

6.the act of preventing;

there was no bar against leaving

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

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

9.the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction;

he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey

10. a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax);

a bar of chocolate

11. a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises

12. a heating element in an electric fire;

an electric fire with three bars

13. (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

1.prevent from entering; keep out;

He was barred from membership in the club

2.render unsuitable for passage;

block the way

3.expel, as if by official decree;

he was banished from his own country

4.secure with, or as if with, bars;

He barred the door