a straight piece, e.g. of wood or metal, that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses, e.g. as a lever, support, or fastening
a straight piece, e.g. of wood or metal, that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses, e.g. as a lever, support, barrier, or fastening
a solid piece or block of material that is usu rectangular and longer than it is wide
a chocolate bar
= barre
something that obstructs or prevents passage, progress, or action, e.g.:
an intangible or nonphysical impediment, e.g. to progress or to promotion in a job
the denial or invalidation of a claim in law
a submerged or partly submerged bank, e.g. of sand, along a shore or in a river, often obstructing navigation
in Parliament, a barrier beyond which nonmembers may not pass
in a court of law, the dock or the railing that encloses the dock
(usu the Bar)
Brit (treated as sing. or pl) the whole body of barristers
Brit the profession of barrister
NAmer the legal profession
a straight stripe, band, or line much longer than it is wide, e.g.: a strip of metal attached to a military medal to indicate an additional award of the medal
any of two or more narrow horizontal stripes on a heraldic shield
= stripe1 (2)
a strip of metal attached to a military medal to indicate an additional award of the medal
a counter at which food or esp alcoholic drinks are served, or a room or establishment containing this
a place where a specified commodity is sold or or particular a service provided
a heel bar
in music, a group of musical notes and rests that add up to a prescribed time value, bounded on each side on the staff by a bar line, or the bar line itself
a small loop or crosspiece of oversewn threads used, esp on garments, as a fastening, e.g. for a hook, for joining, or for strengthening something
Brit to become a barrister
Brit to be made a Queen's Counsel
in prison