bar

[US]/bɑː(r)/
[UK]/bɑːr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a place where alcoholic drinks are served;an obstacle, hindrance
v.to block, hinder
prep.except for

Phrases & Collocations

sports bar

bar stool

bar menu

at the bar

bar code

steel bar

behind bars

status bar

internet bar

reinforcing bar

menu bar

bar none

progress bar

title bar

coffee bar

reinforcing steel bar

iron bar

snack bar

scroll bar

chocolate bar

oxygen bar

round bar

bar association

Example Sentences

a bar for singles.

a slippery bar of soap.

a flyblown bar on the edge of town.

a pair of T-bar sandals.

the prisoner at the bar .

a buzzy bar with live music.

sandwich bars are everywhere.

a loungey bar with low seating.

practise as a barrister

There are several bars in the hotel.

a bar and its denizens.

He bought a bar of soap.

she bolts and bars the door.

it's a kind of wine bar for royals, forsooth.

laws that bar price fixing.

the bar is jumping on Fridays and Saturdays.

use a metal bar to increase the leverage.

the coffee bar's initial operational costs.

Real-world Examples

And it could be the high bar.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2018 Compilation

Give me a bar of soap, please.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

Then the Dursleys appeared and Dudley rattled the bars of the cage, laughing at him.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

There's a mini bar in the hotel.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

" This office is supposed to be barred to all but the rightful Headmaster."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Ships and governments that do not cooperate may be barred from the waters.

Source: VOA Special May 2014 Collection

You got a fajita bar and a juggler?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

There's a bar next door to the station.

Source: New Concept English: British English Version, Book 1 (Translation)

So you get someone else, each eight bars.

Source: The private playlist of a celebrity.

Well, it's a bar, so pretty good.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

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