1. barring - noun
· the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
Synonym(s): blackball
Hypernym(s): ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance
2. bar - verb
· prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
Hypernym(s): forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix
3. bar - verb
· 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
4. bar - verb
· expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
Hypernym(s): expel, throw_out, kick_out
5. bar - verb
· secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"
Hypernym(s): fasten, fix, secure
Antonym(s): unbar
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