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bar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
  • bass adjective Low in pitch or frequency, referring to sound, voice, or instrument.
  • pub noun A public house that serves drinks, especially beer, and often food, common in Britain and Ireland.

Senses

bar is used for these senses in English:

  • bar A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, slightly less than atmospheric pressure at sea level.
  • bar (mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.
  • bar The counter of such premises.
  • bar (music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.
  • bar (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
  • bar To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.
  • pub (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.
  • sea bass Any of various species of saltwater fish in various families, or a specimen thereof, in several families in order Perciformes

bar — full definition

  1. noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
  2. noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
  3. noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
  4. noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
  5. noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practise.

bass — full definition

  1. adjective Low in pitch or frequency, referring to sound, voice, or instrument.
  2. noun The lowest range of musical pitch, or an instrument that plays in that range, such as a bass guitar or double bass.
  3. noun Any of various edible fish resembling perch, found in both fresh and salt water.

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