I.
noun
1 for drinks/food
ADJECTIVE
▪ licensed ( BrE )
▪ crowded
▪ open
▪ lounge , public ( BrE ), saloon ( esp. BrE )
▪ hotel
▪ gay , lesbian , singles
▪ karaoke
▪ beer ( AmE ), cocktail , wine
▪ breakfast , burger , coffee , juice , salad , sandwich , snack , sushi
▪ local
▪ popular , trendy
▪ favourite/favorite
▪ dive ( AmE )
▪
It was supposed to be a restaurant but seemed more like a dive ~.
VERB + BAR
▪ enter , frequent , go to , hang out ( informal , esp. AmE ), hit ( informal ), stop at , visit
▪
He often drops into a ~ on the way home from work.
▪
Let's hit the ~s!
▪ manage , own , run
BAR + NOUN
▪ food , menu , snacks
▪ stool
▪ manager , owner
▪ staff
▪ counter
▪ area
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
There were not many people in the ~.
▪ at a/the ~
▪
We met at a ~ called the Anvil.
2 counter
ADJECTIVE
▪ breakfast
VERB + BAR
▪ be propping up ( humorous )
PREPOSITION
▪ at the ~
▪
They were chatting at the ~.
▪
You can usually find him sitting at the ~.
▪ behind the ~
▪
The barmaid stood behind the ~.
▪
I didn't recognize the man who was serving behind the ~.
3 ( BrE ) in music ⇨ See also ↑ measure
VERB + BAR
▪ hum , play , sing
▪
She played a few ~s on the piano.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
the notes in the first ~
PHRASES
▪ two, four, etc. beats to the ~
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ effectively
▪ legally
▪ permanently
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
The curfew has effectively barred migrant workers from their jobs.
Bar is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ statute
Bar is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ discrimination , ↑ door , ↑ entry , ↑ exit , ↑ gate , ↑ way