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- pronunciation:
- bar
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A bar is a solid piece of some substance that is usually in the shape of a block.
It's easy to drop a slippery bar of soap.I still have two chocolate bars left from Halloween.
- similar words:
- cake
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| definition 2: |
A bar is a long piece of strong and solid material that does not bend. Bars are most often made of metal. Bars are used to hold something back or to support things or to hold them together.
Yuki gave her little bird a treat through the bars of its cage.
- synonyms:
- rod, stick
- similar words:
- block, bolt, lever, pole, rail, railing, stake
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| definition 3: |
A bar is a stripe or narrow line.
The bird has yellow bars on its chest.The U.S. flag has bars of red and white.- synonyms:
- line, strip, stripe
- similar words:
- beam, ribbon, streak
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| definition 4: |
A bar is a place where adults sometimes have drinks such as beer or wine. In a bar, there is a long counter where people can sit and get drinks. A bar also serves snacks and sometimes other simple foods. Other types of places with a counter sometimes use the word bar in their name. You can get snacks at a snack bar or ice cream at a dairy bar, for example.
In the United States, children are not allowed in bars that serve alcohol.- similar words:
- counter, dive, hotel, inn, nightclub
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bars, barring, barred |
| definition 1: |
When you bar someone, you stop them from entering.
The police barred cars from entering the street because it wasn't safe.The fallen trees barred us from using the path to the beach.- synonyms:
- ban, prevent
- antonyms:
- admit
- similar words:
- forbid, oppose, prohibit, refuse, restrict, stop
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| definition 2: |
When you bar something, you put a bar across.
After a robber got into her neighbor's house, she barred her windows.- synonyms:
- lock
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- fasten, secure
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| related words: |
ban, close, lock, outlaw, prevent |
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