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Bars: meaning, definitions and examples

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bars

 

[ bษ‘หrz ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

music

A place where alcoholic drinks are served and live music is performed.

Synonyms

club, pub, tavern

Examples of usage

  • Let's go to the bars and listen to some live music tonight.
  • The local bars are always full of people on the weekends.
Context #2 | Noun

prison

A set of metal bars used to confine prisoners.

Synonyms

cage, cell, prison

Examples of usage

  • The criminal was behind bars for his illegal activities.
  • He reached out and grabbed the cold bars of his prison cell.

Translations

Translations of the word "bars" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น barras

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเฅเคฒเฅ‡เคŸเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Stangen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ batang

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะผัƒะณะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ prฤ™ty

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆฃ’

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท barres

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ barras

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท รงubuklar

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ง‰๋Œ€๊ธฐ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู‚ุถุจุงู†

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tyฤe

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ tyฤe

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆก

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ palice

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ stangir

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัˆั‹ะฑั‹า›ั‚ะฐั€

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฏแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ รงubuqlar

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ barras

Etymology

The word 'bars' originated from Old French 'barre' which means a rod or piece of wood. Over time, it evolved to refer to a place where alcoholic drinks are served and also to the metal bars used in prisons to confine prisoners.

See also: bar, barb, barbel, barge, baron, barred, barrel, barrier, rebar.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #3,380, this word is part of upper-intermediate vocabulary. While not among the most basic terms, it appears often enough to be valuable for advanced communication.