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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.
  • barium noun A soft, silvery-white metallic chemical element (symbol Ba, atomic number 56).
  • saloon noun A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
  • taproom noun A room where alcoholic beverages are served on tap; a bar or barroom.

Senses

Bar is used for these senses in English:

  • Bar A town in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine.
  • bar A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, slightly less than atmospheric pressure at sea level.
  • bar The counter of such premises.
  • bar A counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.
  • bar (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
  • bar To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.
  • barium The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
  • saloon (US) A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.

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.

barium — full definition

  1. noun A soft, silvery-white metallic chemical element (symbol Ba, atomic number 56).
  2. noun Short for barium sulphate suspension, a liquid swallowed before certain X-rays to make the digestive tract visible.

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