# barred

Pronunciation: US say "BAHRD" /bɑɹd/; UK say "BAHD" /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of bar. — simple past and past participle of bar
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of bar. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The committee barred him from competing after the violation._
   - _Fallen trees barred the road for several days._

## Adjective

2. Prevented from entry or action, whether by a physical obstacle or by rules and conditions.
   - Simple: Stopped or blocked from going somewhere or doing something.
   - _Barred from the courtroom, the reporters waited in the hallway._
   - _The trail was barred by a wide river with no bridge in sight._
3. Marked with stripes or bands, as though crossed by a series of bars.
   - Simple: Having stripes or lines across it.
   - _The barred feathers on its chest distinguish the owl from its relatives._
   - _A barred pattern ran the length of the snake's body._
4. Intoxicated from taking the drug Xanax. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Drunk or high from taking the drug Xanax.
   - _Half the crowd seemed barred, slurring through conversations they wouldn't remember._
   - _He showed up barred and could barely keep his eyes open._
5. Marking where words begin and end with thick dividing lines rather than blocked-out black squares, as in a crossword grid.
   - Simple: Using thick lines instead of black squares to show where words start and end in a puzzle.
   - _The puzzle editor preferred a barred grid for its cleaner appearance._
   - _A barred design let the setter fit several long answers into the diagram._

## Verb

6. Simple past and past participle of barr. An obsolete spelling. *(obsolete)* — simple past and past participle of barr
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of barr. This is an old spelling no longer used today.

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