- bar⇄bar (1), noun, verb, barred,barring,preposition.
- bar⇄bar (2), noun.
(U.S.) a mosquito net. - bar⇄bar (3), noun.
(Physics.) the unit of pressure equivalent to 1 million dynes per square centimeter in the centimeter-gram-second system. - BAR⇄BAR (no periods),
Browning Automatic Rifle. - bar⇄channel iron orbar
a flanged bar of rolled iron or steel, shaped so that its cross section forms three sides of a rectangle. - bar⇄expr. admit to the bar, (U.S.) to give authority to practice law.
Ex. After passing his law examinations, he was admitted to the bar.
Also, (British,) call to the bar. - bar⇄noun 1. an evenly shaped piece of some solid, longer than it is wide or thick.
Ex. There is a bar of soap on the sink. I ate a chocolate bar at lunch.
2. a pole or rod put across a door, gate, window, or across any opening, to fasten or shut - bar⇄prep. except; excluding.
Ex. He is the best student, bar none. - bar⇄v.t. 1. to put bars across; fasten or shut off with a bar.
Ex. He bars the doors every night.
2. to block; obstruct.
Ex. Fallen trees bar the road.
3. to keep out; exclude or forbid.
Ex. Dogs are barred from that store. Al