bar

Sense 1 noun

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar

Sense 2 verb

prevent from entering; keep out

He was barred from membership in the club

Sense 3 noun

a counter where you can obtain food or drink

he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar

Sense 4 verb

render unsuitable for passage

block the way

Sense 5 noun

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

Sense 6 verb

expel, as if by official decree

he was banished from his own country

Sense 7 noun

musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song

Sense 8 verb

secure with, or as if with, bars

He barred the door

Sense 9 noun

an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal

it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar

Sense 10 noun

the act of preventing

there was no bar against leaving

Sense 11 noun

(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

Sense 12 noun

a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore

the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river

Sense 13 noun

the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction

he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey

Sense 14 noun

a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

a green toad with small black stripes or bars

Sense 15 noun

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

a bar of chocolate

Sense 16 noun

a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises

Sense 17 noun

a heating element in an electric fire

an electric fire with three bars

Sense 18 noun

(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