This meaning refers to a building or room where people drink alcohol and talk. It is a common place for social meetings.
We met at the bar after work.
The bar serves beer and wine.
This meaning is a physical object, a long and hard piece of material like metal or wood. It is used for building or protecting things.
He lifted a heavy iron bar.
The window has a metal bar for safety.
In science, a bar is a unit to measure pressure, like how hard something pushes on an area. One bar equals 100,000 pascals.
The tire pressure is three bars.
Water pressure can be measured in bars.
In music, a bar is a line or section that separates groups of notes. It helps musicians keep the rhythm and timing.
The song has four bars in each line.
The music bar shows a rhythm change.
As a verb, 'bar' means to stop or prevent someone from doing or going somewhere. It is often used with rules or laws.
They barred him from entering the room.
The law bars smoking in restaurants.
This meaning is a small solid piece of something, usually food like chocolate or soap, shaped in a rectangle or small block.
I ate a bar of chocolate.
She bought a soap bar at the store.
In writing, a bar is a symbol like a vertical or horizontal line used to divide parts of text or show a pause.
Use a bar to separate the words.
The URL has a vertical bar symbol.
This meaning refers to the group of people who work as lawyers or the legal profession itself. 'Passing the bar' means becoming a lawyer.
She passed the bar last year.
He works at the bar as a lawyer.
