2bar verb
bars; barred; bar·ring [+ obj] 1 : to put a bar or a set of bars in front of a door, window, etc., so that people cannot go in or out of it
▪ He barred the door as soon as he got in. ▪ All the windows and doors were barred. ▪ a barred window 2 : to put something in a road, path, etc., so that people cannot get by
▪ A herd of goats was barring the road. ▪ obstacles barring our way 3 a : to prevent or forbid (someone) from doing something
▪ Nothing barred them from meeting together. ▪ The judge will bar the jurors from talking to reporters. ▪ A federal court has barred the group from using the name. ▪ Reporters were barred [=excluded] from the meeting. [=reporters were not allowed to go to the meeting]
b : to prevent or forbid (something)
▪ The decision bars the possibility of additional development in the area. ▪ forms of punishment barred by the Constitution
▪ He barred the door as soon as he got in. ▪ All the windows and doors were barred. ▪ a barred window
▪ A herd of goats was barring the road. ▪ obstacles barring our way
▪ Nothing barred them from meeting together. ▪ The judge will bar the jurors from talking to reporters. ▪ A federal court has barred the group from using the name. ▪ Reporters were barred [=excluded] from the meeting. [=reporters were not allowed to go to the meeting]
b : to prevent or forbid (something)
▪ The decision bars the possibility of additional development in the area. ▪ forms of punishment barred by the Constitution
no holds barred — see 2hold
