bar
∞
1.0
- noun
- /bɑr/
:
bar
- The new cocktail menu at the bar features some exciting and unique drinks.
- go to bars
- drink in a bar
- salad bar
And I was above a bar in London.
- And I was above a bar in London.
- And I love going to a bar by myself after work.
- Don't be a moron, don't go out to the bars, stay out of groups.
- One person in that bar stood up for me.
- There are theatres, There are pubs, bars, restaurants, shopping centres.
- If I'm a woman, if I'm drunk outside of a bar, that's death.
Examples
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Like many lawyers, he's entrepreneurial, having opened a bar with his alcoholic brother.
Academic text (2008) -
Five minutes later, she was back in the bar, placing her first drink order.
Fiction book (1990) -
I took a job in a bar and it was OK.
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And I love going to a bar by myself after work.
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We wanted to open a bar, not whatever this is!
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It's like, this is the oldest bar in all of the UK.
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One person in that bar stood up for me.
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Chris, is this bar open?
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Men don't even approach me at the bar for the most part.
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There were midday trips to the local bar and late-afternoon trips to the beach.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
155
1.0
A place like a bar where people drink, eat, and talk
111
3.5
A place where people drink alcoholic drinks and often eat, like a bar
75
5.8
A place where people drink alcohol and talk
14
4.0
A room where people drink alcohol at a counter
13
3.9
A small bar or restaurant that serves drinks and simple food
8
2.5
A bar that mainly serves wine
7
4.5
A small counter with a sink for mixing and serving drinks
3
3.3
A bar in a hotel or restaurant that serves mixed drinks in a relaxed, stylish place
3
2.1
An outdoor area next to a pub where people sit to drink beer
3
3.5
A bar at a party or event where guests pay for their own drinks
2
2.0
A building where people drink alcohol and eat simple meals
2
3.1
A large place where people drink beer and meet to talk and enjoy music
2
5.6
A room in a brewery or bar where people buy and drink beer at the counter
2
3.5
A restaurant that mainly serves oysters, raw or cooked
1
8.1
A pub or bar where people go to drink
1
4.6
A pub that serves good food and drinks in a nice place
1
6.2
A small restaurant or bar in Mediterranean countries that serves traditional food and drinks
1
8.1
A pub that serves many beers and simple meals
1
8.4
A bar where women talk with and serve drinks to customers
A cheap bar that sells alcohol where people go to drink and talk
Idioms
Compounds
45
7.3
A Jewish ceremony for a boy on his thirteenth birthday marking his religious responsibilities
- Specialized
1
6.0
A metal bar under a car that reduces how much the car leans in turns
- Specialized
1
3.4
A vertical line on a music staff that shows where one group of beats ends and the next begins
- Specialized
1
3.5
A strong metal bar inside a vehicle that protects people if it flips over
1
6.5
A long strong iron bar with a flat or forked end that you use to force things apart
A horizontal bar fixed at a height for lifting your body until your chin is above it
- Offensive
A system that keeps people of different races apart and often denies rights to Black people
- Specialized
A pair of vertical lines in written music that show the end of a main section or the whole piece
- Specialized
A symbol in programming that returns true when one or both conditions are true
- Archaic
A machine that prints a whole line at once by hitting paper with a moving bar
- Archaic
A diagonal band on a shield in heraldry running from the upper right to the lower left
- Specialized
A unit of pressure measured from complete vacuum and equal to the air pressure at sea level
A table game like pool where short cues hit balls into holes while knocking wooden pegs loses points
- Specialized
A solid metal bar that sits in a horse's mouth to help the rider control the horse
- US
A protective face guard made of metal bars used by the catcher in baseball or softball
- Specialized
A straight rectangular piece of metal that attracts iron and has opposite poles at each end
- Specialized
An arch of bone or flexible tissue at the side of a fish's throat that supports the gills
A single metal pole fixed high between two posts that gymnasts swing and perform moves on
- Specialized
A metal rod in a sewing machine that holds and moves the needle up and down
- US
A long heavy metal tool with a flat chisel end for prying and a curved claw end for pulling nails
- Specialized
A long heavy tool for packing material tightly into a hole or small space
A ski lift with a T-shaped bar that pulls skiers or snowboarders uphill as they hold it
- Specialized
A metal bar under a vehicle that twists to act like a spring and absorb shocks
How Entertaining
- US
366
2.5
- Archaic
3
6.2
23
6.3
172
1.6
∞
1.0
206
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bar for a place that serves drinks comes from the long counter or 'bar' where drinks are passed to customers, like a wooden beam that separates staff and guests, which is why a bar is where people stand to be served.