"bar out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bars out [present, singular, third-person], barring out [participle, present], barred out [participle, past], barred out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bar out (third-person singular simple present bars out, present participle barring out, simple past and past participle barred out)
  1. (transitive, literally) To keep (someone or something) from entering. Tags: literally, transitive
    Sense id: en-bar_out-en-verb-CMEZOKkt Categories (other): Schools Disambiguation of Schools: 50 50
  2. (obsolete) To shut a teacher out of the classroom as a prank. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: outbar
    Sense id: en-bar_out-en-verb-~Xtp1b6O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Schools Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Schools: 50 50

Inflected forms

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