# bars

Pronunciation: US say "BAHRZ" /bɑɹz/; UK say "BAHZ" /ˈbɑː(ɹ)z/

## Noun

1. Plural of bar. — plural of bar
   - Simple: Plural of bar. Use this when talking about more than one bar.
   - _The chocolate came in individual bars wrapped in gold foil._
   - _Steel bars reinforced the concrete foundation against earthquakes._
3. Skillfully constructed lines in rap, prized for their wordplay, rhythm, and lyrical craft. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Clever, well-written lines in a rap song.
   - _Critics praised her verse for packing more bars into thirty seconds than most full albums._
   - _The crowd went quiet, then erupted when he delivered the kind of bars they had been waiting for._
4. Ellipsis of parallel bars. — Ellipsis of parallel bars.
   - Simple: Short form of parallel bars. It is a gymnastics apparatus with two raised rails set at the same height.
   - _In the men's final, he scored highest on the bars with a flawless support routine._
   - _Gripping both even rails, the gymnast lifted into a shoulder stand on the bars._
5. Ellipsis of uneven bars. — Ellipsis of uneven bars.
   - Simple: Short form of uneven bars. It is a gymnastics apparatus with two rails set at different heights.
   - _She caught the higher rail after a full release on the bars._
   - _Her routine on the bars featured several daring release moves between the two levels._
6. An event in gymnastics contested on the bars apparatus.
   - Simple: A gymnastics contest that takes place on the bars.
   - _She qualified for the bars and the floor at the regional meet._
   - _The bars proved decisive, separating the top two competitors by a tenth of a point._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of bar. — third-person singular simple present indicative of bar
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of bar. Use it when one person or thing blocks or stops something.
   - _The new policy bars visitors from entering after midnight._
   - _A fallen tree bars the only path through the woods._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/bars (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).