bars

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of bar. Use this when talking about more than one bar.

   The old cell still had thick iron bars across the window.

   They served drinks at three different bars downtown.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular present of bar. Use it when one person or thing blocks or stops something.

   A locked gate bars the only road into the valley.

   She bars the front door every night before bed.

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3. 3
   nounslangcountableplural

   Clever, well-written lines in a rap song.

   Like the sharpest lines in a song: the parts everyone remembers and repeats.

   That new track is full of bars from start to finish.

   He dropped some serious bars in the final verse.

   Similarlines, rhymes

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4. 4
   nounpluralabbreviationellipsis

   Short form of parallel bars. It is a gymnastics apparatus with two raised rails set at the same height.

   The gymnast balanced between the two rails of the bars and pushed up into a handstand.

   He swung back and forth along the bars before landing cleanly.

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5. 5
   nounpluralabbreviationellipsis

   Short form of uneven bars. It is a gymnastics apparatus with two rails set at different heights.

   She swung from the low rail to the high rail, releasing and catching the bars in midair.

   The gymnast moved between the two heights of the bars with ease.

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6. 6
   nounplural

   A gymnastics contest that takes place on the bars.

   Like a single race in a track meet: one event among many.

   She won gold in the bars at the national championship.

   He placed second in the bars after a strong final routine.

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