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bar
noun
a
place
where
alcoholic
drinks
are
served
and
people
go
to
relax
or
socialize
•
After
work
,
we
met
at
a
cozy
bar
for
a
drink
.
After
work
,
we
met
at
a
cozy
bar
for
a
drink
.
•
The
hotel
’
s
rooftop
bar
gives
a
great
view
of
the
skyline
.
The
hotel
’
s
rooftop
bar
gives
a
great
view
of
the
skyline
.
From
Old
French
barre
,
from
Vulgar
Latin
*barra
‘
bar
,
barrier
’.
noun
a
small
,
rectangular
block
of
something
solid
,
especially
food
like
chocolate
or
a
cleaning
product
like
soap
•
She
unwrapped
a
bar
of
dark
chocolate
.
She
unwrapped
a
bar
of
dark
chocolate
.
•
The
hotel
provided
a
tiny
bar
of
soap
in
the
bathroom
.
The
hotel
provided
a
tiny
bar
of
soap
in
the
bathroom
.
Extension
of
Sense
2
to
describe
small
block
shape
.
noun
a
long
,
solid
piece
of
metal
,
wood
,
or
other
material
,
often
used
as
a
rod
,
railing
,
or
support
•
He
gripped
the
metal
bar
of
the
pull-up
station
tightly
.
He
gripped
the
metal
bar
of
the
pull-up
station
tightly
.
•
Thick
iron
bars
covered
the
old
prison
windows
.
Thick
iron
bars
covered
the
old
prison
windows
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
.
noun
a
short
vertical
or
horizontal
line
in
written
music
that
divides
the
notes
into
equal
groups
of
beats
,
also
called
a
measure
•
Each
bar
in
this
song
has
four
beats
.
Each
bar
in
this
song
has
four
beats
.
•
Drummers
count
the
bars
to
keep
perfect
timing
.
Drummers
count
the
bars
to
keep
perfect
timing
.
Adopted
in
17th-century
music
theory
from
the
idea
of
a
straight
line
(
Sense
2
).
verb
-
bar
,
barring
,
bars
,
barred
to
block
something
with
a
bar
or
similar
object
so
that
people
or
things
cannot
pass
•
They
barred
the
door
with
a
heavy
plank
during
the
storm
.
They
barred
the
door
with
a
heavy
plank
during
the
storm
.
•
Protesters
tried
to
enter
,
but
police
had
barred
the
gate
.
Protesters
tried
to
enter
,
but
police
had
barred
the
gate
.
Same
physical
sense
as
Noun
Sense
2
,
applied
to
an
action
.
verb
-
bar
,
barring
,
bars
,
barred
to
officially
prevent
someone
from
doing
something
or
from
going
somewhere
•
The
company
barred
him
from
using
their
computers
after
the
breach
.
The
company
barred
him
from
using
their
computers
after
the
breach
.
•
Pets
are
barred
from
the
hotel
restaurant
.
Pets
are
barred
from
the
hotel
restaurant
.
Extended
figurative
use
from
blocking
with
a
physical
bar
.
noun
a
unit
of
pressure
equal
to
100
,
000
pascals
,
roughly
the
average
atmospheric
pressure
at
sea
level
•
Deep-sea
vessels
must
withstand
more
than
50
bars
of
pressure
.
Deep-sea
vessels
must
withstand
more
than
50
bars
of
pressure
.
•
Tire
pressure
is
usually
around
2
.
5
bars
.
Tire
pressure
is
usually
around
2
.
5
bars
.
From
Greek
baros
‘
weight
’.
Adopted
into
scientific
use
in
the
late
19th
century
.
Bar
noun
the
legal
profession
as
a
whole
,
or
the
examination
that
law
graduates
must
pass
to
practice
as
lawyers
•
After
years
of
study
,
she
finally
passed
the
Bar
and
became
an
attorney
.
After
years
of
study
,
she
finally
passed
the
Bar
and
became
an
attorney
.
•
He
has
practiced
at
the
criminal
Bar
for
two
decades
.
He
has
practiced
at
the
criminal
Bar
for
two
decades
.
Comes
from
the
physical
wooden
barrier
(
Sense
2
)
separating
judges
and
lawyers
from
the
public
in
old
English
courts
.
sidebar
noun
a
narrow
column
or
box
of
extra
information
placed
beside
the
main
story
on
a
printed
page
or
computer
screen
•
The
magazine
designer
added
a
colorful
sidebar
with
quick
facts
next
to
the
main
article
.
The
magazine
designer
added
a
colorful
sidebar
with
quick
facts
next
to
the
main
article
.
•
On
the
website
,
the
navigation
menu
sits
in
a
sidebar
on
the
left
.
On
the
website
,
the
navigation
menu
sits
in
a
sidebar
on
the
left
.
Formed
from
side
+
bar
in
the
20th
century
to
describe
text
set
off
at
the
side
of
a
page
,
later
applied
to
computer
interfaces
.
noun
an
informal
digression
or
brief
departure
from
the
main
topic
in
conversation
or
writing
•
Before
answering
the
question
,
the
lecturer
went
on
a
quick
sidebar
about
his
childhood
.
Before
answering
the
question
,
the
lecturer
went
on
a
quick
sidebar
about
his
childhood
.
•
Let
me
take
a
short
sidebar
to
explain
this
term
.
Let
me
take
a
short
sidebar
to
explain
this
term
.
Metaphorical
extension
of
the
printing
term
,
suggesting
a
comment
that
sits
to
the
side
of
the
main
discussion
.
noun
a
private
discussion
at
the
judge
’
s
bench
between
the
judge
and
lawyers
,
held
so
the
jury
cannot
hear
•
During
the
trial
,
the
attorney
requested
a
sidebar
with
the
judge
.
During
the
trial
,
the
attorney
requested
a
sidebar
with
the
judge
.
•
The
jury
waited
patiently
while
a
brief
sidebar
took
place
at
the
bench
.
The
jury
waited
patiently
while
a
brief
sidebar
took
place
at
the
bench
.
Extension
of
earlier
printing
sense
;
adopted
by
American
legal
community
in
the
mid-20th
century
to
describe
bench-side
conferences
.