barred
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Pronunciation
- IPA /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/
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Verb
barred 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.
Adjective
barred adjective
- Having bars; striped.
- Prevented, either by a physical barrier or by conditions.“He is barred by term limits from running for a third term in office.”
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blockhinderobstructbaninterdictprohibitlockedfastbarricadedblockadedboltedfastenedlatchedobstructedsecuredscratchedstoppedblocked
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