n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: barred ; bar · ring
Date: 13th century
1 a : to fasten with a bar b : to place bars across to prevent ingress or egress < bar the door>
2 : to mark with bars : STRIPE
3 a : to confine or shut in by or as if by bars b : to set aside : RULE OUT <did not bar the possibility of further measures> c : to keep out : EXCLUDE < barring him from the club>
4 a : to interpose legal objection to or to the claim of b : PREVENT , FORBID <a decision barring his participation>