Bar

English Meaning

A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door.

1. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of solid material used as a fastener, support, barrier, or structural or mechanical member.
2. A solid oblong block of a substance, such as soap or candy.
3. A rectangular block of a precious metal.
4. Sports A horizontal bar.
5. Sports A horizontal rod that marks the height to be cleared in high jumping or pole vaulting.
6. A standard, expectation, or degree of requirement: a leader whose example set a high bar for others.
7. Something that impedes or prevents action or progress. See Synonyms at obstacle.
8. A ridge, as of sand or gravel, on a shore or streambed, that is formed by the action of tides or currents.
9. A narrow marking, as a stripe or band.
10. A narrow metal or embroidered strip worn on a military uniform indicating rank or service.
11. Chiefly British A small insignia worn on a military decoration indicating that it has been awarded an additional time.
12. Heraldry A pair of horizontal parallel lines drawn across a shield.
13. Law The nullification, defeat, or prevention of a claim or action.
14. Law The process by which nullification, defeat, or prevention is achieved.
15. The railing in a courtroom enclosing the part of the room where the judges and lawyers sit, witnesses are heard, and prisoners are tried.
16. A place of judgment; a tribunal.
17. Law Attorneys considered as a group.
18. Law The profession of law.
19. Music A vertical line drawn through a staff to mark off a measure.
20. Music A measure.
21. Variant of barre.
22. A counter at which drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served.
23. An establishment or room having such a counter.
24. To fasten securely with a long, straight, rigid piece of material.
25. To shut in or out with or as if with bars.
26. To obstruct or impede; block.
27. To keep out; exclude. See Synonyms at hinder1.
28. To rule out; except.
29. To mark with stripes or bands.
30. Law To stop (a claim or action) by objection.
31. Except for; excluding: This was your best performance, bar none.
32. behind bars In prison.
33. A unit of pressure equal to one million (106) dynes per square centimeter.