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Topic: bar
Definition:

  • a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
  • "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" a counter where you can obtain food or drink
  • "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" 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" musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
  • "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
  • "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar" the act of preventing
  • "there was no bar against leaving"
  • "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
  • "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter" a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
  • "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river" the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
  • "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
  • "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"
  • "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave" a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
  • "a bar of chocolate" a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine
  • used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises a heating element in an electric fire
  • "an electric fire with three bars" (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
  • "spectators were not allowed past the bar" prevent from entering
  • keep out
  • "He was barred from membership in the club" render unsuitable for passage
  • "block the way"
  • "barricade the streets"
  • "stop the busy road" expel, as if by official decree
  • "he was banished from his own country" secure with, or as if with, bars
  • "He barred the door"

    Related tag cloud:

  • restaurant
  • food
  • pub
  • hotel
  • club
  • beer
  • music
  • entertainment
  • cafe
  • party
  • dining
  • bars
  • wine
  • drinks
  • dj
  • restaurants
  • drink
  • lunch
  • dinner
  • nightclub
  • disco
    • Resources:

    American Bar Association
    The leading national bar association for United States attorneys, offering publications, CLE, and information on a very broad array of legal subjects.
    http://www.abanet.org

    State Bar of Florida
    Search a directory of active state bar members, by name or location.
    http://www.flabar.org/

    State Bar of California
    California's state bar association.
    http://www.calbar.org/

    Clif Bar Nutrition and Sports Bars
    Corporate site has company and product information, Media Zone, athletic events and training tips, Luna Nutrition Lounge, and Dream Bar.
    http://www.clifbar.com/

    Missouri Bar Association
    Legal association with resources for Missouri lawyers, the public, educators, and the media.
    http://www.mobar.org/

    Federal Bar Association
    A bar association for federal court practitioners.
    http://www.fedbar.org/