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barre — 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.
  • helm noun The wheel or tiller used to steer a ship; more broadly, the position of control or leadership.
  • pipe noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.
  • slash noun A quick, forceful cutting stroke, or the cut it leaves.
  • slot noun A narrow opening or groove designed to fit something into, or an assigned place in a schedule or sequence.
  • tiller noun A handle attached to a boat's rudder, used to steer the boat.
  • wheel noun A circular object that turns on a central axis, used for movement or to power machinery.

Senses

barre is used for these senses in English:

  • 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 (transitive) To prohibit.
  • bar (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
  • bar To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.
  • barre (ballet) A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.
  • bend sinister (heraldiccharge) A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from the sinister chief (the viewer's top right) to the dexter base, sometimes erroneously held to indicate bastardy.
  • helm (nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.

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.

helm — full definition

  1. noun The wheel or tiller used to steer a ship; more broadly, the position of control or leadership.
  2. verb To steer a vessel, or to lead or direct a project or organization.

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