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pub — 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.
  • pub noun A public house that serves drinks, especially beer, and often food, common in Britain and Ireland.

Senses

pub is used for these senses in English:

  • 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 (music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.
  • 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.

pub — full definition

  1. noun A public house that serves drinks, especially beer, and often food, common in Britain and Ireland.
  2. verb To go out drinking at pubs.

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