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barred

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/

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Verb

barred verb

  1. To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).“Our way was barred by a huge rockfall.”
  2. To prohibit.“I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred.”
  3. To lock or bolt with a bar.“bar the door”
  4. To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.

Adjective

barred adjective

  1. Having bars; striped.
  2. 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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blockhinderobstructbaninterdictprohibitlockedfastbarricadedblockadedbarred

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