- bar
- bar1noun1》 a long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon.↘a sandbank or shoal at the mouth of a harbour or an estuary.↘Brit. a metal strip below the clasp of a medal, awarded as an additional distinction.↘Heraldry a charge in the form of a narrow horizontal stripe across the shield.2》 a counter in a pub or cafe across which drinks or refreshments are served.↘a room in a pub, restaurant, or hotel in which alcohol is served.↘an establishment where alcohol and other refreshments are served.↘a small shop or stall serving refreshments or providing a specified service: a snack bar.3》 a barrier or restriction to action or advance: a bar to promotion.↘a plea arresting an action or claim in a law case.4》 Music any of the short sections or measures into which a piece of music is divided, shown on a score by vertical lines across the stave.5》 (the bar) a partition in a court room, now usually notional, beyond which most people may not pass and at which an accused person stands.↘Brit. a rail marking the end of each chamber in the Houses of Parliament.6》 (the Bar) the profession of barrister.↘Brit. barristers collectively.↘N. Amer. lawyers collectively.verb (bars, barring, barred)1》 fasten with a bar or bars.2》 prohibit from doing something or going somewhere.↘exclude from consideration.↘Law prevent or delay (an action) by objection.3》 mark with bars or stripes.preposition chiefly Brit. except for.↘Brit. Horse Racing except the horses indicated (used when stating the odds).Phrasesbar none with no exceptions.be called (or go) to the Bar Brit. be admitted as a barrister.be called within the Bar Brit. be appointed a Queen's Counsel.behind bars in prison.Derivativesbarred adjectiveOriginME: from OFr. barre (n.), barrer (v.), of unknown origin.————————bar2noun a unit of pressure equivalent to a hundred thousand newtons per square metre or approximately one atmosphere.Originearly 20th cent.: from Gk baros 'weight'.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
