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パー — 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.
  • crowbar noun A steel bar, usually with a curved, flattened end, used as a lever to pry things apart or force them open.
  • paper noun A thin material made from pressed plant fibres, used for writing, printing, wrapping, and countless other purposes.
  • pub noun A public house that serves drinks, especially beer, and often food, common in Britain and Ireland.

Senses

パー is used for these senses in English:

  • bar To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.
  • crowbar An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.
  • paper (rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
  • 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.

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.

crowbar — full definition

  1. noun A steel bar, usually with a curved, flattened end, used as a lever to pry things apart or force them open.
  2. verb To force open or move using a crowbar, or by similar forceful means.

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