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bar - noun

  1. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of metal or other solid material: bloom, rod, shaft, slab, stick. See thing.
  2. Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage: barricade, barrier, block, blockage, clog, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, snag, stop, traverse, wall. See help. open.
  3. A judicial assembly: court, tribunal. See law.

bar - verb

  1. To shut in with or as if with bars: confine, lock, wall. See free.
  2. To stop or prevent passage of: block, dam, impede, obstruct. See open.
  3. To keep from being admitted, included, or considered: count out, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, keep out, rule out, shut out. See include.