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How to pronounce bar in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms browning automatic rifle
Type of automatic, automatic rifle, machine rifle
Type Words
Synonyms legal community, legal profession
Type of profession


he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey.
Type Words
Synonyms debar, exclude
Type of veto, disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe


He was barred from membership in the club.
Type Words
Synonyms barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop
Type of obstruct, occlude, obturate, impede, jam, close up, block
Has types close, close off, shut off, block off
Verb group block, obstruct


barricade the streets.
Type Words
Synonyms prevention
Type of hinderance, interference, hindrance
Has types nonproliferation, interception, forestalling, disqualification, debarment, crushing, preclusion, save, obviation, prophylaxis, quelling, averting, stifling, non-proliferation, suppression


there was no bar against leaving.
Type Words
Synonyms cake
Type of block
Has types tablet


a bar of chocolate.
Type Words
Synonyms banish, relegate
Type of kick out, expel, throw out
Has types spike
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Synonyms measure
Type of musical notation


the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song.
Type Words
Synonyms streak, stripe
Type of marking
Has types stria, banding, striation, band


a green toad with small black stripes or bars.
Type Words
Synonyms barroom, ginmill, saloon, taproom
Type of room
Has types barrelhouse, cocktail lounge, sawdust saloon, honky-tonk, speakeasy


he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar.
Type Words
Type of counter
Has types sushi bar, snack bar, buffet, oyster bar, cash bar, wet bar, wine bar, snack counter, salad bar, soda fountain


he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar.
Type Words
Type of heating element


an electric fire with three bars.
Type Words
Type of support
Type Words
Type of impedimenta, obstructer, impediment, obstructor, obstruction


it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar.
Type Words
Type of implement
Has types runway, belaying pin, bolt, carpenter's level, chinning bar, core, crossbar, deadbolt, drawbar, fret, grab bar, handlebar, handspike, heaver, track, towel rail, towel bar, anti-sway bar, lever, stabilizer bar, slice bar, shackle, rail, rails, rotor


there were bars in the windows to prevent escape.
Type Words
Type of barrier, ridge
Has types sand bar, sandbar


the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river.
Type Words
Type of rail, railing


spectators were not allowed past the bar.
Type Words
Type of pressure unit


unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter.
Type Words
Type of fasten, secure, fix


He barred the door.

Examples of bar

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McLean was attacked in a bar five years ago and suffers from a blow to his head.
From the sacbee.com
White columns stand around the bar and beneath the balcony over the dance floor.
From the dailyherald.com
The bar is located in the city of Cerignola, where Schepp was found dead Feb. 3.
From the stltoday.com
It has become something akin to the local bar in college where friends hang out.
From the gothamgal.com
Only court personnel, members of Congress and bar members are allowed to use it.
From the cnn.com
After passing the bar, Taft was the assistant prosecutor for his county in Ohio.
From the us.cnn.com
Raising the bar, Fettig now expects innovation revenues of $1.2 billion in 2006.
From the businessweek.com
Chef Dakota Weiss surveys the Hotel Shangri-la's restaurant dining room and bar.
From the latimes.com
The kitchen features a breakfast area, a walk-in pantry, a bar and wine storage.
From the latimes.com
More examples
  • Barroom: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
  • Prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
  • A counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
  • Barricade: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
  • A rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
  • Banish: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
  • Bu00E1r (Croatian: Bar) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.
  • Bu00E4r (or Baer, from German: bear) is the surname of:
  • A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronym. Each is a means of conveying lineage.