| parallel bars | |
| —pl n | |
| gymnastics | |
| a. (functioning as plural) a pair of wooden bars on uprights, sometimes at different heights, for various exercises | |
| b. (functioning as singular) an event in a gymnastic competition in which competitors exercise on such bars | |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |