BAR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BAR?

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The synonyms of “Bar” are: browning automatic rifle, prevention, cake, measure, streak, stripe, barroom, ginmill, saloon, taproom, rod, pole, stake, stick, batten, shaft, shank, rail, pale, paling, spar, strut, support, prop, spoke, crosspiece, girder, beam, boom, block, slab, tablet, brick, loaf, wedge, lump, chunk, hunk, cube, ingot, nugget, piece, sandbank, shoal, bank, shallow, reef, ridge, ledge, shelf, counter, table, buffet, stand, hostelry, tavern, inn, wine bar, obstacle, impediment, hindrance, obstruction, check, stop, hurdle, barrier, stumbling block, handicap, restriction, limitation, barristers, advocates, counsel, debar, exclude, barricade, block off, block up, blockade, banish, relegate, bolt, lock, fasten, padlock, secure, latch, obstruct, prohibit, preclude, forbid, ban, interdict, inhibit

Bar as a Noun

Definitions of "Bar" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bar” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background.
• A long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, typically used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon.
• Barristers collectively.
• A counter where you can obtain food or drink.
• A sandbank or shoal at the mouth of a harbour or an estuary.
• A band of colour or light.
• A rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon.
• A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
• A horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises.
• 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.
• A small shop, stall, or area in a department store that serves refreshments or provides a specified service.
• Lawyers collectively.
• A metal strip below the clasp of a medal, awarded as an additional distinction.
• The act of preventing.
• A counter in a pub, restaurant, or cafe across which drinks or refreshments are served.
• A plea suspending an action or claim in a lawsuit.
• The crossbar of a goal.
• A room in a pub, restaurant, or hotel in which alcohol is served.
• (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried.
• A unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter.
• A rail marking the end of each chamber in the Houses of Parliament.
• A heating element in an electric fire.
• The profession of barrister.
• Musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats.
• A partition in a court room, now usually notional, beyond which most people may not pass and at which an accused person stands.
• A charge in the form of a narrow horizontal stripe across the shield.
• A particular court of law.
• An establishment where alcohol and sometimes other refreshments are served.
• A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax.
• The body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction.
• An obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal.
• A railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried.
• A barrier or restriction to an action or advance.
• Any of the short sections or measures, typically of equal time value, into which a piece of music is divided, shown on a score by vertical lines across the stave.
• (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter.
• A submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore.
• An amount of food or another substance formed into a narrow block.
• The heating element of an electric fire.

Synonyms of "Bar" as a noun (73 Words)

advocates	A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea.
bank	A building in which the business of banking transacted. They pulled the canoe up on the bank.
barrier	Anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access. Intolerance is a barrier to understanding.
barristers	A British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution.
barroom	A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
batten	A strip of wood or plastic used to stiffen and hold the leech of a sail out from the mast.
beam	An oscillating shaft which transmits the vertical piston movement of a beam engine to the crank or pump. A beam of light flashed in front of her.
block	An act of blocking someone or something. He reserved a large block of seats.
boom	A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money. The demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line.
brick	Bricks collectively as a building material. A brick of ice cream.
browning automatic rifle	A university in Rhode Island.
buffet	A meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves. A cold buffet lunch.
cake	The amount of money or assets available to be divided up or shared. A cake shop.
check	A move by which a piece or pawn directly attacks the opponent s king and by which the king may be checkmated. They made a check of their equipment.
chunk	A significant amount of something. We won a chunk of money.
counsel	Consultation, especially to seek or give advice. For the public simple counsels of more patience are not enough.
counter	A small disc used in board games for keeping the score or as a place marker. The counter tells you how many pictures you have taken.
crosspiece	A horizontal beam that extends across something. Tall pillars of brick with wooden crosspieces.
cube	A block in the approximate shape of a cube. A body increasing in weight by the cube of its length.
ginmill	A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
girder	A large iron or steel beam or compound structure used for building bridges and the framework of large buildings. The tower is made of steel girders criss crossed to make it stronger.
handicap	A race or contest in which a handicap is imposed. He plays off a handicap of 10.
hindrance	A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone. A hindrance to the development process.
hostelry	A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
hunk	A large piece of something without definite shape. A Hollywood hunk.
hurdle	A horse race over a series of hurdles. A handicap hurdle.
impediment	Any structure that makes progress difficult. A serious impediment to scientific progress.
ingot	Metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling.
inn	A pub, typically one in the country, in some cases providing accommodation. We should find an inn for the night.
ledge	A window ledge. He heaved himself up over a ledge.
limitation	The action of limiting something. The limitation of local authorities powers.
loaf	An item of food formed into an oblong shape and sliced into portions. Meat loaf.
lump	A large piece of something without definite shape. There was a lump of ice floating in the milk.
measure	Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals used as a reference in making measurements. Cost cutting measures.
nugget	A small chunk or lump of another substance. Nuggets of meat.
obstacle	Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted. The poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education.
obstruction	The physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction. They were held for obstruction and other public order offences.
pale	A wooden strip forming part of a fence.
paling	A post used in a paling.
piece	A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition. A haunting piece of music.
pole	A long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting. They are at opposite poles.
prevention	The act of preventing. Crime prevention.
prop	A propeller that rotates to push against air. Before every scene he ran down his checklist of props.
rail	A steel bar or continuous line of bars laid on the ground as one of a pair forming a railway track. Rail fares.
reef	A vein of ore in the earth, especially one containing gold.
restriction	An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation. I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements.
ridge	Any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane. A high pressure ridge helping to steer cyclones further south.
rod	A square rod of land. The largest carp ever caught on rod and line in Britain.
saloon	A car having a closed body and a closed boot separated from the part in which the driver and passengers sit. A dining saloon.
sandbank	A submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide.
shaft	A long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar. The shaft of a feather.
shallow	A stretch of shallow water.
shank	The shank of an animal s leg as a cut of meat. He hit a shank with his tee shot and took double bogey.
shelf	A submarine bank or a part of the continental shelf.
shoal	A large group of fish. Shoals of people were coming up the drive.
slab	A flat, heavy table top or counter, used during the preparation or display of food. A slab of bread and cheese.
spar	Any of various nonmetallic minerals calcite or feldspar that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable.
spoke	Each of the metal rods in an umbrella to which the material is attached.
stake	A pole or stake set up to mark something as the start or end of a race track. Bishop Ridley was burned at the stake.
stand	The place where someone typically stands or sits. A taxi stand.
stick	In field hockey the foul play of raising the stick above the shoulder. Janet s not such a bad old stick sometimes.
stop	The act of stopping something. If West bids 3 now this will show a heart stop.
streak	A sudden flash (as of lightning. Lucy had a ruthless streak.
stripe	An adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material. Entrepreneurs of all stripes are joining in the offensive.
strut	Brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression. That old confident strut and swagger has returned.
stumbling block	An unsteady uneven gait.
support	The action of supporting something or someone or the state of being supported. The study provides support for both theories.
table	A list of rivals or competitors showing their positions relative to one another a league table. The team s slide down the First Division table.
tablet	A writing pad. Ecstasy tablets.
taproom	A room in which alcoholic drinks, especially beer, are available on tap; a bar in a pub or hotel.
tavern	An inn or pub. He had spent some time in a nearby tavern and was drunk.
wedge	A formation of people or animals in the shape of a wedge. The wedge of horsemen crashed forward.
wine bar	Fermented juice (of grapes especially.

Usage Examples of "Bar" as a noun

• Clark's shot hit the bar.
• The prisoner at the bar.
• Gold bars.
• The orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song.
• Political differences are not necessarily a bar to a good relationship.
• He was awarded a second bar to his DSO.
• The opening bars of the first hymn.
• The oak-panelled bar of the Lion.
• Standing at the bar.
• An iron bar.
• It was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar.
• A green toad with small black stripes or bars.
• There was no bar against leaving.
• Bar stools.
• A small friendly bar open all day.
• A sandwich bar.
• The boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river.
• He drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar.
• Bars on the windows.
• Spectators were not allowed past the bar.
• He was admitted to the bar in New Jersey.
• The bar to the estuary of the River Eske.
• An electric fire with three bars.
• Unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter.
• A bar of chocolate.
• He had to appear at the Bar of the House for a reprimand by the Speaker.
• His dismissal from the Singapore Bar.
• Bars of sunlight shafting through the windows.
• He bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar.
• There were bars in the windows to prevent escape.

Bar as a Verb

Definitions of "Bar" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bar” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars.
• Secure with, or as if with, bars.
• Expel, as if by official decree.
• Prevent or prohibit (someone) from doing something or from going somewhere.
• Exclude (something) from consideration.
• Prevent from entering; keep out.
• Mark (something) with bars or stripes.
• Render unsuitable for passage.
• Prevent or delay (an action) by objection.
• Forbid someone from undertaking (an activity.

Synonyms of "Bar" as a verb (23 Words)

ban	Ban from a place of residence as for punishment. Smoking is banned in this building.
banish	Drive away. He was banished from his own country.
barricade	Block off with barricades. Barricade the streets.
block	Shape into a block or blocks. Block the way.
block off	Stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block.
block up	Render unsuitable for passage.
blockade	Impose a blockade on. The authorities blockaded roads in and out of the capital.
bolt	Make or roll into bolts. New benefits have been bolted on to the social security system.
debar	Exclude or prohibit (someone) officially from doing something. First round candidates were debarred from standing.
exclude	Prevent the occurrence of. Clauses seeking to exclude liability for loss or damage.
fasten	Become fixed or fastened. His eyes seemed to fasten on her.
forbid	Keep from happening or arising; make impossible. The cliffs forbid any easy turning movement.
inhibit	Consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior. Inhibit the action of the enzyme.
interdict	Intercept and prevent the movement of (a prohibited commodity or person. Society will never interdict sex.
latch	Fasten with a latch. The output relay can be set to latch at a preset value.
lock	Enclose or shut in by locking or fastening a door lid etc. He is treated like an unpaid servant and locked in his room.
obstruct	Deliberately make (something) difficult. The trees obstruct my view of the mountains.
padlock	Fasten with a padlock. A padlocked door.
preclude	(of a situation or condition) prevent someone from doing something. Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project.
prohibit	Formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority. All ivory trafficking between nations is prohibited.
relegate	Assign an inferior rank or position to. She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues.
secure	Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost. The division secured a major contract.
stop	Stop from happening or developing. The rain had stopped and the clouds had cleared.

Usage Examples of "Bar" as a verb

• Nothing is barred in the crime novel.
• He was barred from membership in the club.
• His face was barred with light.
• Barricade the streets.
• The job she loved had been barred to her.
• She bolted and barred the door.
• He barred the door.
• Journalists had been barred from covering the elections.

Associations of "Bar" (30 Words)

alcohol	A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent. He has not taken alcohol in twenty five years.
alcoholic	A person suffering from alcoholism. Alcoholic drinks.
ban	100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania. A three year driving ban.
barricade	Block off with barricades. Barricade the streets.
block	Run on a block system. Cover the eyelid with a neutral block of colour.
blockade	Impose a blockade on. They voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions.
cocktail	An alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as fruit juice or cream. A cocktail of drugs with severe side effects.
discouraged	Made less hopeful or enthusiastic. The accident left others discouraged about going there.
drinking	The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess. He was ordered to cut down his drinking.
embarrass	Cause to be embarrassed cause to feel self conscious. I do not apprehend that this case will be embarrassed by that decision.
forbid	Order (someone) not to do something. I was forbidden from seeing him again.
forbidden	Excluded from use or mention. A list of forbidden books.
forestall	Prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking advance action. They will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence.
gin	Separate the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin. Gin game.
hinder	Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. Language barriers hindered communication between scientists.
hostelry	A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.
impede	Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder. The sap causes swelling which can impede breathing.
interdict	An ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district. I have not been interdicted from consuming alcoholic beverages.
interdiction	The action of prohibiting or forbidding something. The interdiction of the slave trade.
obstruct	Deliberately make (something) difficult. She was obstructing the entrance.
occlude	Stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage. Thick make up can occlude the pores.
preclude	Keep from happening or arising; make impossible. Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project.
prevent	Keep from happening or arising; make impossible. Locks won t prevent a determined burglar from getting in.
prohibit	Formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority. All ivory trafficking between nations is prohibited.
prohibitionist	A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages.
prohibitory	Tending to discourage (especially of prices.
stonewall	An act of delaying or obstructing a person, request, or process. The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist.
stymie	Prevent or hinder the progress of. The changes must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments.
taboo	Place under a taboo. Freud applies his notion of taboo in three ways.
thwart	A crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat. He never did anything to thwart his father.