bar: Information About The Word 'bar'

bar is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'bar' is made up of 3 letters.

Meanings:

(n) a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
(n) a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
(n) 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"
(n) musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
(n) an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
(n) the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
(n) (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"
(n) a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
(n) the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
(n) a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate"
(n) a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
(n) a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
(n) a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars"
(n) (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"
(v) prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
(v) render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
(v) expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
(v) secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"

Synonyms:

banish

Using the word 'bar' in Scrabble will fetch you 5 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 6 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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