"barred" meaning in English

See barred in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-barred.wav Forms: more barred [comparative], most barred [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d Head templates: {{en-adj}} barred (comparative more barred, superlative most barred)
  1. Having bars; striped. Translations (Having bars, striped): нашарен на ивици (našaren na ivici) (Bulgarian), proužkovaný (Czech), raidallinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-barred-en-adj-idg5XV9w Disambiguation of 'Having bars, striped': 97 2 1
  2. Prevented, either by a physical barrier or by conditions. Translations (Prevented): изключен (izključen) (Bulgarian), забранен (zabranen) (Bulgarian), suljettu (Finnish), kielletty (Finnish), avstängd (english: barred from police, military, practicing medicine) [usually] [law] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-barred-en-adj-mpp5h03e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 44 48 0 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 51 40 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 49 40 0 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 49 44 0 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 49 33 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 9 54 35 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 53 35 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 54 35 3 Disambiguation of 'Prevented': 3 75 22
  3. (crosswording) Indicating the start and end of words using thicker lines instead of black squares. Categories (topical): Crosswording
    Sense id: en-barred-en-adj-OcqaVUJ- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 44 48 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 49 40 0 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 49 44 0 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: barred knifejaw, nonbarred, overbarred, time-barred, tribarred
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-barred.wav
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} barred
  1. simple past and past participle of bar Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: bar
    Sense id: en-barred-en-verb---RPXcau
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-barred.wav
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} barred
  1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of barr Tags: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Form of: barr
    Sense id: en-barred-en-verb-s56apfvz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_number": 2,
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "barr"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "simple past and past participle of barr"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "barr",
          "barr#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) simple past and past participle of barr"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "obsolete",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)d"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "bard"
    }
  ],
  "word": "barred"
}

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