What is the meaning of the word "bar"?

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(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried noun
- spectators were not allowed past the bar
(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter noun
- unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) noun
- a bar of chocolate
a counter where you can obtain food or drink noun
- I bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar.
a heating element in an electric fire noun
- an electric fire with three bars
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background noun
- a green toad with small black stripes or bars
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter noun
- We're headed to the bar to meet friends.
a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore noun
- the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river
an obstruction placed at the top of a goal noun
- It was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar.
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats noun
- the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
the act of preventing noun
- there was no bar against leaving
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction noun
- I was admitted to the bar in New Jersey.
to expel, as if by official decree verb
- I barred them from entering the restaurant permanently.
to prevent from entering verb
- We'll have to bar you from school until next week.
to render unsuitable for passage verb
- The construction work barred the hallway, so we went around it.
to secure with, or as if with, bars verb
- I barred the door.

What is the meaning of the word "bar"?

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