BAR
- to exclude (to shut out) [v BARRED, BARRING, BARS]
- long, evenly shaped piece, esp. of wood or metal
- band; stripe
- long ridge in shallow waters
- obstruction; hindrance
- place where liquor is served
- the legal profession or its members
- line marking the division between two measures of music
- to provide or fasten with a bar
- to block; hinder
- except for
- before the court and being tried
- before all the judges of a court
- in jail
- a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
- solid piece or block of material that is longer than it is wide a bar of gold a candy bar
- usually rigid piece (as of wood or metal) longer than it is wide that is used as a handle or support
- handrail used by ballet dancers to maintain balance while exercising
- plea or objection that effects such destruction
- intangible or nonphysical impediment
- submerged or partly submerged bank (as of sand) along a shore or in a river often obstructing navigation
- particular system of courts
- authority or tribunal that hands down judgment
- straight stripe, band, or line much longer than it is wide as
- metal or embroidered strip worn on a usually military uniform especially to indicate rank (as of a company officer) or service
- counter at which food or especially alcoholic beverages are served
- op 2b
- vertical line across the musical staff before the initial measure accent
- lace and embroidery joining covered with buttonhole stitch for connecting various parts of the pattern in needlepoint lace and cutwork