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/ˈbɑː(ɹ)z/

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A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

Examples :

"The window was protected by steel bars."

material item thing

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A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is 1/4 inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.

Examples :

"Ancient Sparta used iron bars instead of handy coins in more valuable alloy, to physically discourage the use of money."

material item thing

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A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.

Examples :

"bar of chocolate"

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A broad shaft, or band, or stripe.

Examples :

"a bar of colour"

appearance mark

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A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.

Examples :

"The bar chart showed a clear increase in student attendance over the school year. "

sign math statistics

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Any of various lines used as punctuation or diacritics, such as the pipe ⟨|⟩, fraction bar (as in 12), and strikethrough (as in Ⱥ), formerly including oblique marks such as the slash.

Examples :

"The teacher explained that in math, the bars used in fractions, like the one in "1/2", separate the numerator from the denominator. "

grammar writing linguistics language sign mark technical

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The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.

Examples :

"In our math class, the teacher explained that when writing negative characteristics of logarithms, we use bars over the numbers instead of a minus sign in front, to show only the characteristic is negative. "

math number sign technical

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A similar sign indicating that the charge on a particle is negative (and that consequently the particle is in fact an antiparticle).

Examples :

"In physics, a proton with a negative charge is written as a proton with "bars" above it, signifying it's an antiproton. "

physics negative sign

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A business licensed to sell alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises, or the premises themselves; public house.

Examples :

"The street was lined with all-night bars."

drink business entertainment place

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The counter of such premises.

Examples :

"Step up to the bar and order a drink."

entertainment drink place building

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A counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.

Examples :

"The hotel room had a small bar stocked with various liquors. "

drink utensil place entertainment

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(by extension, in combinations such as coffee bar, juice bar etc.) Premises or a counter serving any type of beverage.

Examples :

"After our workout, we went to the juice bar for a refreshing smoothie. "

drink food place entertainment service business

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An establishment where alcohol and sometimes other refreshments are served.

Examples :

"After work, my friends and I like to go to different bars to relax and have a drink. "

drink food entertainment place building

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An informal establishment selling food to be consumed on the premises.

Examples :

"a burger bar"

food drink entertainment place

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An establishment offering cosmetic services.

Examples :

"a nail bar; a brow bar"

service business appearance

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An official order or pronouncement that prohibits some activity.

Examples :

"The club has lifted its bar on women members."

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Anything that obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier.

Examples :

"The high cost of tuition puts bars in front of many students wanting to attend college. "

action situation

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(whimsical, derived from fubar) A metasyntactic variable representing an unspecified entity, often the second in a series, following foo.

Examples :

"Suppose we have two objects, foo and bar."

computing word technical language

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(Parliament) A dividing line (physical or notional) in the chamber of a legislature beyond which only members and officials may pass.

Examples :

""During the heated debate, security was increased at the bars of the parliament to prevent any unauthorized entry." "

politics government law

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The railing surrounding the part of a courtroom in which the judges, lawyers, defendants and witnesses stay

Examples :

"The lawyer stood outside the bars of the courtroom, waiting for his client to be called forward. "

law government building structure

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"the Bar" or "the bar" The bar exam, the legal licensing exam.

Examples :

"My brother is studying hard for the bar exam to become a lawyer. "

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(metonym, "the Bar", "the bar") Collectively, lawyers or the legal profession; specifically applied to barristers in some countries but including all lawyers in others.

Examples :

"He was called to the bar, he became a barrister."

law organization job

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One of an array of bar-shaped symbols that display the level of something, such as wireless signal strength or battery life remaining.

Examples :

"My phone only has two bars, so the internet is very slow. "

technology electronics signal device communication

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A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.

Examples :

"The music teacher told us to practice the first four bars of the song until we could play them perfectly. "

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One of those musical sections.

Examples :

"The chorus of the song has longer bars than the verse. "

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A horizontal pole that must be crossed in high jump and pole vault

Examples :

"The high jumper successfully cleared the bars, setting a new school record. "

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Any level of achievement regarded as a challenge to be overcome.

Examples :

"Setting high sales targets, the company continually raises the bars for its employees. "

achievement sport

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(most codes) The crossbar.

Examples :

"The playground swing set had two sturdy bars connecting the top supports, making it safe for the children. "

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The central divider between the inner and outer table of a backgammon board, where stones are placed if they are hit.

Examples :

"After being hit, the checker sat alone on the bars, waiting to be brought back into play. "

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An addition to a military medal, on account of a subsequent act

Examples :

"Sergeant Miller's Purple Heart medal already had two bars, indicating he'd been wounded three times in combat. "

military achievement war

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A linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water.

Examples :

"The boat had to navigate carefully to avoid running aground on the sand bars that stretched across the shallow bay. "

geography geology nature ocean

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A ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance, especially a formation extending across the mouth of a river or harbor or off a beach, and which may obstruct navigation. (FM 55-501).

Examples :

"The small boat couldn't enter the harbor because of the sand bars blocking the entrance. "

geography nautical geology environment

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One of the ordinaries in heraldry; a fess.

Examples :

"The coat of arms featured three horizontal bars of gold across a field of blue, each bar representing honor and strength. "

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A city gate, in some British place names.

Examples :

"The bus station is located just outside Temple Bars, near the old city wall. "

architecture history place

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A drilling or tamping rod.

Examples :

"The construction workers used long, heavy bars to tamp down the asphalt. "

technical machine industry

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A vein or dike crossing a lode.

Examples :

"The miners knew that the silver lode was intersected by several bars of granite, making the digging more difficult. "

geology mineral

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A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.

Examples :

"The king posted extra guards at the bars to prevent any unwanted entry into the fortified city. "

architecture building military

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The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the centre of the sole.

Examples :

"The farrier carefully trimmed the horse's hoof, paying special attention to the bars to ensure they weren't putting pressure on the sensitive frog. "

anatomy animal part

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(in the plural) The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.

Examples :

"The experienced rider carefully adjusted the bit in the horse's bars to ensure a comfortable fit. "

animal anatomy part

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To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).

Examples :

"Our way was barred by a huge rockfall."

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Examples :

"The school bars students from using cell phones during class. "

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To lock or bolt with a bar.

Examples :

"bar the door"

property police action

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To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.

Examples :

"She bars the zebra costume with black fabric paint. "

appearance art style mark

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A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level.

Examples :

"The pressure gauge on the scuba tank read 200 bars, indicating a full tank. "