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barra — 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.
  • barbell noun A wide steel bar with premeasured weights counterpoised at either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.
  • finger noun One of the five slender parts extending from the hand, used for touching, holding, and grasping.
  • loaf noun A shaped mass of baked bread, or a similarly shaped block of another food.
  • rail noun A horizontal bar used as a support or barrier, or one of the metal bars that trains run on.
  • rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
  • shaft noun A long, narrow, straight part of a tool, weapon, or machine — such as a handle, pole, or rotating rod that transmits power.
  • slash noun A quick, forceful cutting stroke, or the cut it leaves.
  • spit noun A thin rod used to skewer and rotate meat while it cooks over a fire.
  • stanchion noun A vertical pole, post, or support.
  • stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.

Senses

barra is used for these senses in English:

  • 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 (geography, nautical, hydrology) A ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance; especially:
  • 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.
  • barbell A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.

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.

barbell — full definition

  1. noun A wide steel bar with premeasured weights counterpoised at either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.
  2. noun A piece of jewellery composed of a straight bar with a bead on each end, used as a piercing.

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