Horse Racing, British except the horses indicated (used when stating the odds).
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Universal
1a long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, typically used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon:an iron barbars on the windows
an amount of food or another substance formed into a narrow block:a bar of chocolategold bars
a band of colour or light:bars of sunlight shafting through the windows
British the heating element of an electric fire.
(the bar) the crossbar of a goal:Clark’s shot hit the bar
British a metal strip below the clasp of a medal, awarded as an additional distinction:he was awarded a second bar to his DSO
a sandbank or shoal at the mouth of a harbour or an estuary:the bar to the estuary of the River Eske
Heraldry a charge in the form of a narrow horizontal stripe across the shield.
2a counter in a pub, restaurant, or cafe across which drinks or refreshments are served:standing at the bar
a room in a pub, restaurant, or hotel in which alcohol is served:the oak-panelled bar of the Lion [as modifier]:bar stools
an establishment where alcohol and sometimes other refreshments are served:a small friendly bar open all day
[with modifier] a small shop, stall, or area in a department store that serves refreshments or provides a specified service:a sandwich bar
3a barrier or restriction to an action or advance:political differences are not necessarily a bar to a good relationship
Law a plea suspending an action or claim in a lawsuit.
4 Music any of the short sections or measures, typically of equal time value, into which a piece of music is divided, shown on a score by vertical lines across the stave:the opening bars of the first hymn
5 (the bar) a partition in a court room, now usually notional, beyond which most people may not pass and at which an accused person stands:the prisoner at the bar
British a rail marking the end of each chamber in the Houses of Parliament:he had to appear at the Bar of the House for a reprimand by the Speaker
6 (the Bar) the profession of barrister:his dismissal from the Singapore Bar
British barristers collectively.
North American lawyers collectively.
a particular court of law.
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1fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars:she bolted and barred the door
2prevent or prohibit (someone) from doing something or from going somewhere:journalists had been barred from covering the elections
forbid someone from undertaking (an activity):the job she loved had been barred to her
exclude (something) from consideration:nothing is barred in the crime novel
Law prevent or delay (an action) by objection.
3mark (something) with bars or stripes:his face was barred with light
bar none
with no exceptions:the greatest living American poet bar none
be called (or go) to the Bar
British be admitted as a barrister.
be called within the Bar
British be appointed a Queen’s Counsel.
behind bars
in prison:he had already spent four months behind bars on remand
lower (or raise) the bar
lower (or raise) the standards which need to be met in order to qualify for something:the restaurant raised the bar for contemporary Scottish cuisine in the capital
