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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).
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/bär/
noun
  1. a long rod or rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, typically used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon.
    "an iron bar"
    synonyms: rod, pole, stake, stick, batten, shaft, shank, rail, pale, paling, spar, strut, support, prop, spoke, crosspiece, girder, beam, boom
  2. a counter across which alcoholic drinks or refreshments are served.
    "standing at the bar"
    synonyms: counter, table, buffet, stand
  3. a barrier or restriction to an action or advance.
    "political differences are not necessarily a bar to a good relationship"
    synonyms: obstacle, impediment, hindrance, obstruction, check, stop, block, hurdle, barrier, stumbling block, handicap, restriction, limitation
  4. a measure of music or the time of a piece of music.
    "the opening bars of the first hymn"
  5. a partition in a courtroom or legislative assembly, now usually notional, beyond which most people may not pass and, in court, at which an accused person stands.
    "the prisoner at the bar"
  6. the legal profession.
    "his dismissal from the Singapore Bar"

verb
  1. fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars.
    "she bolts and bars the door"
    synonyms: bolt, lock, fasten, padlock, secure, latch, block, barricade, obstruct, deadlock, sneck, snib
  2. prevent or prohibit (someone) from doing something or from going somewhere.
    "she is barred from leaving the country"
    synonyms: prohibit, debar, preclude, forbid, ban, interdict, inhibit, exclude, keep out, obstruct, hinder, restrain, check, block, impede, stop, enjoin, estop
  3. mark (something) with bars or stripes.
    "his face was barred with light"

preposition
except for; apart from.
"everyone, bar a few ascetics, thinks it desirable"
synonyms: except (for), apart from, but (for), other than, besides, aside from, with the exception of, short of, barring, excepting, excluding, omitting, leaving out, save (for), saving, outside of

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