bar
verb [T] (PREVENT) /bɑːr/
/bɑːr/ (-rr-)Definition
› to prevent something or someone from doing something or going somewhere, or to not allow something: The centre of the town was barred to (US usually barred off to) football supporters. The incident led to him being barred from the country/barred from playing for England. I tried to push past her but she barred my way/path (= stood in front of me and prevented me from getting past).Forbidding and banning thingsPunishing and punishmentsPunishing by causing painHitting and beating
(Definition of bar verb (PREVENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abolish verb
- abolitionist noun
- ban noun
- ban verb
- blacklist noun
- censorship noun
- clean sth up phrasal verb (BAD BEHAVIOUR)
- curfew noun
- debar verb
- deny verb (REFUSE)
- disallow verb
- nix verb
- off-limits adjective
- outlaw verb
- prohibit verb
- prohibition noun
- proscribe verb
- unauthorized adjective
- veto noun
- veto verb
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