"bar" meaning in English

See bar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɑː/ [UK], /bɑr/ [US] Audio: en-us-bar.ogg [US], en-uk-baa.ogg [UK] Forms: bar [singular], bars [plural]
enPR: /bär/ [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A bar is a place that sells alcoholic drinks.
    Sense id: simple-bar-en-noun-1dEqJhlP
  2. A bar is the counter or bench in a hotel or bar where drinks are sold.
    Sense id: simple-bar-en-noun-xI6LyL~S
  3. A bar is a box-shaped piece of something.
    Sense id: simple-bar-en-noun-eZ7Oj6FB
  4. A bar is a long, hard thing that looks like a stick.
    Sense id: simple-bar-en-noun-VueflUWc

Preposition

IPA: /bɑː/ [UK], /bɑr/ [US] Audio: en-us-bar.ogg [US], en-uk-baa.ogg [UK] Forms: bar
enPR: /bär/ [US] Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. except; not including Synonyms: except, excepting, but
    Sense id: simple-bar-en-prep-r7A9wJFY

Verb

IPA: /bɑː/ [UK], /bɑr/ [US] Audio: en-us-bar.ogg [US], en-uk-baa.ogg [UK] Forms: bar [canonical], bars [third-person, singular], barred [past], barred [past, participle], barring [present, participle]
enPR: /bär/ [US] Head templates: {{verb|bar|r}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To bar is to stop someone from doing something; to prohibit.
    Sense id: simple-bar-en-verb-YpXRb5DD
  2. To bar is to lock a door or window, or to block it so others can not enter.
    Sense id: simple-bar-en-verb-mliwrDo3
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The prisoner was kept behind bars in the jail."
        }
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      "tags": [
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          "text": "He's the fastest runner in the world bar none."
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        {
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