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–preposition

excepting; except for: Barring accidents, I'll be there.

[Origin: 1475–85; bar¹ + -ing²

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–noun

1.	a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose: the bars of a cage.

2.	an oblong piece of any solid material: a bar of soap; a candy bar.

3.	the amount of material in a bar.

4.	an ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver.

5.	a long ridge of sand, gravel, or other material near or slightly above the surface of the water at or near the mouth of a river or harbor entrance, often constituting an obstruction to navigation.

6.	anything that obstructs, hinders, or impedes; obstacle; barrier: a bar to important legislation.

7.	a counter or place where beverages, esp. liquors, or light meals are served to customers: a snack bar; a milk bar.

8.	a barroom or tavern.

9.	(in a home) a counter, small wagon, or similar piece of furniture for serving food or beverages: a breakfast bar.

10.	the legal profession.

11.	the practicing members of the legal profession in a given community.

12.	any tribunal: the bar of public opinion.

13.	a band or strip: a bar of light.

14.	a railing in a courtroom separating the general public from the part of the room occupied by the judges, jury, attorneys, etc.

15.	a crowbar.

16.

Music.

a.	Also called bar line. the line marking the division between two measures of music.

b.	double bar.

c.	the unit of music contained between two bar lines; measure.

17.	Ballet. barre.

18.

Law.

a.	an objection that nullifies an action or claim.

b.	a stoppage or defeat of an alleged right of action.

19.	Typography. a horizontal stroke of a type character, as of an A, H, t, and sometimes e.

20.	Architecture. (in tracery) a relatively long and slender upright of stone treated as a colonette or molded.

21.

Building Trades.

a.	an iron or steel shape: I-bar.

a muntin.

22.	Military. one of a pair of metal or cloth insignia worn by certain commissioned officers.

23.	bars, the transverse ridges on the roof of the mouth of a horse.

24.	a space between the molar and canine teeth of a horse into which the bit is fitted.

25.	(in a bridle) the mouthpiece connecting the cheeks.

26.	bride² (def. 1).

27.	Heraldry. a horizontal band, narrower than a fess, that crosses the field of an escutcheon.

28.	Obsolete. a gateway capable of being barred.

–verb (used with object)

29.	to equip or fasten with a bar or bars: Bar the door before retiring for the night.

30.	to block by or as if by bars: The police barred the exits in an attempt to prevent the thief's escape.

31.	to prevent or hinder: They barred her entrance to the club.

32.	to exclude or except: He was barred from membership because of his reputation.

33.	to mark with bars, stripes, or bands.

–preposition

34.	except; omitting; but: bar none.

—Idioms

35.

at bar, Law.

a.	before the court and being tried: a case at bar.

b.	before all the judges of a court: a trial at bar.

36.	behind bars, in jail: We wanted the criminal behind bars.

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME barre < OF < VL *barra rod, of obscure, perh. of pre-L orig.

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—Related forms

barless, adjective

bar·ra·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 1. rod, pole. 5. shoal, reef, bank, sand bar. 6. deterrent, stop. Bar, barrier, barricade mean something put in the way of advance. Bar has the general meaning of hindrance or obstruction: a bar across the doorway. Barrier suggests an impediment to progress or a defensive obstruction (natural or artificial): a trade barrier; a mountain barrier; a road barrier. A barricade is esp. a pile of articles hastily gathered or a rude earthwork for protection in street fighting: a barricade of wooden boxes. 7. saloon, café; cocktail lounge. 30, 31. obstruct, deter, impede, barricade. 32. eliminate.

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n.

A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of solid material used as a fastener, support, barrier, or structural or mechanical member.
1. A solid oblong block of a substance, such as soap or candy.
2. A rectangular block of a precious metal.
3. A horizontal bar.
4. A horizontal rod that marks the height to be cleared in high jumping or pole vaulting.
5. A narrow metal or embroidered strip worn on a military uniform indicating rank or service.
6. Chiefly British A small insignia worn on a military decoration indicating that it has been awarded an additional time.
7. The nullification, defeat, or prevention of a claim or action.
8. The process by which nullification, defeat, or prevention is achieved.
9. Attorneys considered as a group.
10. The profession of law.
11. A vertical line drawn through a staff to mark off a measure.
12. A measure.
13. A counter at which drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served.
14. An establishment or room having such a counter.
Sports
1. A horizontal bar.
2. A horizontal rod that marks the height to be cleared in high jumping or pole vaulting.
3. A narrow metal or embroidered strip worn on a military uniform indicating rank or service.
4. Chiefly British A small insignia worn on a military decoration indicating that it has been awarded an additional time.
5. The nullification, defeat, or prevention of a claim or action.
6. The process by which nullification, defeat, or prevention is achieved.
7. Attorneys considered as a group.
8. The profession of law.
9. A vertical line drawn through a staff to mark off a measure.
10. A measure.
11. A counter at which drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served.
12. An establishment or room having such a counter.
A standard, expectation, or degree of requirement: a leader whose example set a high bar for others.
Something that impedes or prevents action or progress. See Synonyms at obstacle.
A ridge, as of sand or gravel, on a shore or streambed, that is formed by the action of tides or currents.
A narrow marking, as a stripe or band.
1. A narrow metal or embroidered strip worn on a military uniform indicating rank or service.
2. Chiefly British A small insignia worn on a military decoration indicating that it has been awarded an additional time.
3. The nullification, defeat, or prevention of a claim or action.
4. The process by which nullification, defeat, or prevention is achieved.
5. Attorneys considered as a group.
6. The profession of law.
7. A vertical line drawn through a staff to mark off a measure.
8. A measure.
9. A counter at which drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served.
10. An establishment or room having such a counter.
Heraldry A pair of horizontal parallel lines drawn across a shield.
Law
1. The nullification, defeat, or prevention of a claim or action.
2. The process by which nullification, defeat, or prevention is achieved.
3. Attorneys considered as a group.
4. The profession of law.
5. A vertical line drawn through a staff to mark off a measure.
6. A measure.
7. A counter at which drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served.
8. An establishment or room having such a counter.
The railing in a courtroom enclosing the part of the room where the judges and lawyers sit, witnesses are heard, and prisoners are tried.
A place of judgment; a tribunal.
Law
1. Attorneys considered as a group.
2. The profession of law.
3. A vertical line drawn through a staff to mark off a measure.
4. A measure.
5. A counter at which drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served.
6. An establishment or room having such a counter.
Music
1. A vertical line drawn through a staff to mark off a measure.
2. A measure.
3. A counter at which drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served.
4. An establishment or room having such a counter.
Variant of barre.
1. A counter at which drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served.
2. An establishment or room having such a counter.

tr.v. barred, bar·ring, bars

To fasten securely with a long, straight, rigid piece of material.
To shut in or out with or as if with bars.
To obstruct or impede; block.
To keep out; exclude. See Synonyms at hinder¹.
To rule out; except.
To mark with stripes or bands.
Law To stop (a claim or action) by objection.

prep. Except for; excluding: This was your best performance, bar none.

[Middle English barre, from Old French; see barre.]

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prep. Apart from the occurrence of; excepting: Barring strong headwinds, the plane will arrive on schedule.

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