BARRING
/ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/
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Definition
/ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/
verb
- To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).“Our way was barred by a huge rockfall.”
- To prohibit.“I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred.”
- To lock or bolt with a bar.“bar the door”
- To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.
noun
- (collective) Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.
- The act of fitting or closing something with bars.
- The exclusion of someone; blackballing.
- Timber used for supporting the roof or sides of shafts.
- The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric or leather.
preposition
- Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.“Barring any further red tape, we will finally be able to open the restaurant.”
Source: Wiktionary
