Bar

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NOUN

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

a counter where you can obtain food or drink

a rigid piece of metal or wood

musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal

the act of preventing

(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter

a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore

the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction

a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine

a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises

a heating element in an electric fire

(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried

VERB

prevent from entering

render unsuitable for passage

expel, as if by official decree

secure with, or as if with, bars

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