bar

²bar

verb

barredbar·ring

Definition of BAR

transitive verb

1

a : to fasten with a bar b : to place bars across to prevent ingress or egress <bar the door>

2

: to mark with bars : stripe

3

a : to confine or shut in by or as if by bars b : to set aside : rule out <did not bar the possibility of further measures> c : to keep out : exclude <barring him from the club>

4

a : to interpose legal objection to or to the claim of b : prevent, forbid <a decision barring his participation>

Examples of BAR

1. He barred the door as soon as he got in.
2. All the windows and doors were barred.
3. A herd of goats was barring the road.
4. Nothing barred them from meeting together.
5. The judge will bar the jurors from talking to reporters.
6. A federal court has barred the group from using the name.
7. The decision bars the possibility of additional development in the area.
8. forms of punishment barred by the Constitution

First Known Use of BAR

13th century

Related to BAR

Synonyms: band, stripe, streak

Antonyms: allow, let, permit, suffer

Related Words: blaze

Near Antonyms: approve, endorse (also indorse), sanction; authorize, license (also licence), warrant; abet, advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, further, nourish, nurture, promote, support; bid, command, order; abide, bear, brook, countenance, endure, tolerate

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