bar
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /bɑː/, SAMPA: /bA:/
- (US) enPR: bär, IPA: /bɑr/, SAMPA: /bAr/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)
- Homophones: baa, bah (in some pronunciations)
[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English barre, from Old French barre
[edit] Noun
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bar (plural bars)
- A solid, more or less rigid object with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
- (metallurgy) A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is .25 inch or greater (US), a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
- Ancient Sparta used iron bars instead of handy coins in more valuable alloi, to physically disencourage the use of money
- A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
- bar of chocolate
- bar of soap
- A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.
- A business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages for consumption on the premises, or the premises themselves; public house.
- The counter of such a premises
- A similar device or simply a closet containing alcoholic beverages in a private house or a hotel room.
- An official order or pronouncement that prohibits some activity.
- (computing, whimsical, derived from fubar) Used to stand for some unspecified entity, usually a second entity following foo.
- Suppose we have two objects, foo and bar
- (British, law) The railing surrounding the part of a courtroom in which the judges, lawyers, defendants and witnesses stay
- (law, "the Bar") Short for the Bar exam, the legal licensing exam.
- He's studying hard to pass the Bar this time; he's failed it twice before.
- (British, law, "the Bar") A collective term for barristers.
- (British, law, loosely, "the Bar") The legal profession of barristers.
- (music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.
- (music) One of those musical sections.
- (soccer) The crossbar
- (backgammon) The central divider between the inner and outer table of a backgammon board, where stones are placed if they are hit.
- An addition to a military medal, on account of a subsequent act
- A linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water.
- (nautical) A ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance, especially a formation extending across the mouth of a river or harbor or off a beach, and which may obstruct navigation. (FM 55-501).
- (heraldry) One of the ordinaries in heraldry; a fess.
- See wikipedia article on the topic: Ordinary (heraldry)
- (sports) A horizontal pole that must be crossed in high jump and pole vault
[edit] Synonyms
- (business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages): barroom, ginshop, pub (British), public house, tavern
- (official order prohibiting some activity): ban, prohibition
- (section of a staff, in music): measure
- See also Wikisaurus:pub
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[edit] Verb
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to bar (third-person singular simple present bars, present participle barring, simple past and past participle barred)
- (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
- (transitive) To prohibit.
- I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred
- (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
- bar the door
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- (obstruct): block, hinder, obstruct
- (prohibit): ban, interdict, prohibit
- (lock or bolt with a bar):
- See also Wikisaurus:hinder
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[edit] Preposition
bar
- Except, with the exception of.
- He invited everyone to his wedding bar his ex-wife.
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See except
[edit] References
- The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]
[edit] Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek βάρος (baros), “‘weight’”), coined c. 1900.
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bar (plural bars)
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[edit] Albanian
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bar m.
- The plant grass
[edit] Croatian
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bar m. sg.
[edit] Czech
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bar m.
- A bar (business selling beverages)
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- barový m.
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- barman m.
[edit] Danish
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bar (neuter bart, definite and plural bare)
[edit] Noun
bar c. (singular definite baren, plural indefinite barer)
- bar (business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages, counter of such a premises)
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bar c. (plural bar)
- bar (unit of pressure)
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bar
- Past of bære.
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology 1
From English bar
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bar m. (plural bars, diminutive barretje)
- A bar, counter, drink cabinet
- A bar, pub
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[edit] Etymology 2
cognate with English barren This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.
[edit] Adjective
bar, barre (comparative barder, bardere; superlative barst, barste)
- harsh, tough (used mainly with koude (cold), or omstandigheden (conditions))
- barren, inhospitable, bare
- crude, grim, unfriendly
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bar
- extremely (only in a negative sense)
[edit] Etymology 3
From Ancient Greek βάρος (baros), “‘weight’”), coined c. 1900.
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bar (plural bars)
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- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
[edit] Faroese
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| bera, v-54 | ||||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| Indicative | eg | tú | hann / hon tað |
vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum |
| Present | beri | bert | ber | bera |
| Past | bar | bart | bar | bóru |
| Imperative | tú | tit | ||
| Present | — | ber ! | — | berið ! |
| Infinitive | bera | |||
| Pres. part. | berandi | |||
| Past part. a26 | borin | |||
| Supine | borið | |||
bar
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[edit] French
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bar m. (plural bars)
[edit] German
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bar
[edit] Icelandic
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- A bar
[edit] Italian
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bar m. inv.
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[edit] Old English
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Western Germanic *baira
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bār m.
- A boar
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Common Germanic *bazaz, whence also Old English bær, Old Norse berr
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bar
[edit] Polish
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bar m.
- The chemical element barium
This Polish entry was created from the translations listed at barium. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see bar in the Polish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2009
[edit] Portuguese
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bar m.
- A pub (public house)
This Portuguese entry was created from the translations listed at pub. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see bar in the Portuguese Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2009
[edit] Romani
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bar f. (plural bara)
bar m. (plural bar)
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[edit] Spanish
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bar m. (plural bares)
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- A bar, pub
[edit] Swedish
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Old Swedish bar (Old Norse berr). Cognate with English bare. See Old English bær.[1]
[edit] Adjective
| Inflections of bar |
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Common | bar | barare | barast | |
| Neuter | bart | ||||
| Definite singular |
Masc. | bare | baraste | ||
| All | bara | baraste | |||
| Plural | bara | baraste | |||
bar
- bare, uncovered; not covered by e.g. clothes (about people), fur (about certain animals) or a snow cover (about the ground)
[edit] Etymology 2
See bära.
[edit] Verb
bar
- Past tense of bära.
[edit] Etymology 3
[edit] Noun
| Inflection for bar | Singular | Plural | ||
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | bar | baren | barer | barerna |
| Genitive | bars | barens | barers | barernas |
bar c.
- A bar, pub; place where mainly alcoholic drinks are served.
- A (bar) counter
[edit] Etymology 4
Originally from Ancient Greek βάρος (baros), “‘weight’”).
[edit] Noun
bar c.
- A bar; a unit of pressure
[edit] References
- Notes:
- ^ Hellquist, Elof. "Svensk etymologisk ordbok (in Swedish)." URL accessed on 2009-06-09.
- ^ Hellquist, Elof. "Svensk etymologisk ordbok (in Swedish)." URL accessed on 2009-06-09.

