Meaning of bar
Definition of bar
(noun)
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
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"
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
(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"
a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"
a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
(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"
expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"