· a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
Synonym(s): barroom, saloon, ginmill, taproom
Hypernym(s): room
· a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
Hypernym(s): counter
· 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"
Hypernym(s): implement
· musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
Synonym(s): measure
Hypernym(s): musical_notation
· an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
Hypernym(s): obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
· the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
Synonym(s): prevention
Hypernym(s): hindrance, hinderance, interference
· (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"
Hypernym(s): pressure_unit
· a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
· the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
Synonym(s): legal_profession, legal_community
Hypernym(s): profession
· a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"
Hypernym(s): marking
· a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate"
Synonym(s): cake
Hypernym(s): block
· 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
Synonym(s): Browning_automatic_rifle, BAR
Hypernym(s): automatic_rifle, automatic, machine_rifle
· a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
Hypernym(s): support
· a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars"
Hypernym(s): heating_element
· (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"
· prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
Hypernym(s): forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix
· render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
Synonym(s): barricade, block, blockade, stop, block_off, block_up
Hypernym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close_up
· expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
Hypernym(s): expel, throw_out, kick_out
· secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"
Hypernym(s): fasten, fix, secure
Antonym(s): unbar