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bar
baptize (BrE also -ise) /baep'taiz/
verb [usually
passive] to give sb baptism g 'St;
f# 'St; : [VN-N] She was
baptized Mary. A 0 I
was baptized a
Catholic. IS 4 tfc J& A A i# ^ [also VN] — see also
CHRISTEN
Bapu
/'ba:pu:/ noun (IndE) 1 (used especially as a form of address a father ^; It 2 a name
by which Mahatma Gandhi
is referred to, showing affection B!| ( )
bar Ott /ba:(r)/ noun, verb, prep, mnoun
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FOR DRINKS/FOOD 1 [C] a place where
you can buy
and drink alcoholic and
other drinks : We met at a bar called the Flamingo. If
o the island’s only
licensed bar (= one that is allowed to sell alcoholic drinks) ^ ±p£ —
ifPB o a. cocktail bar o {BrE) I found
David in the bar of the Red Lion (= a room in a pub
where drinks are served). “ £LW” M M 7 Ht Me —see also barroom, lounge bar, minibar, public bar,
saloon bar at saloon 2 [c]
a long wide wooden surface where drinks, etc. are served ( tbUtfc If ) #»□
: She was sitting at the bar. £tfeAAMHBlf Hel n M o 0 It
was so crowded I couldn’t get to the bar. A3 [C]
(especially in compounds ft ^ A SI cf M) a place in which a particular kind of
food or drink is the main thing that is served ( ) /]>&/£., AttA: a sandwich
bar HifWoJil 0 a coffee bar
qjjq inj^t# —see also oxygen
BAR, SNACK BAR, WINE BAR
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OF CHOCOLATE/SOAP ; 114 [C] a piece of sth
with straight sides ( f£ A : a
bar of
chocolate/soap / jJE-^l o candy bars
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OF METAL/WOOD ; AW 5 [C] a long straight piece of
metal or wood. Bars are
often used to stop sb from getting through a space. #, Wff (
^ ) : He smashed the window with an iron bar.
fife #]
W TSE’o 0 All
the ground floor windows were
fitted with bars. MM On
five-bar gate (= one made with five
horizontal bars of wood) — picture o
dumb-bell,
page R32 —
see also bull bars, roll bar, space bar,
TOW BAR
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IN ELECTRIC FIRE A 6 [C] a piece of metal
with wire wrapped around it that becomes red and hot when electricity is passed
through it
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IN SPORTS it pfis-4/j 7 the bar [sing.] the crossbar of a
goal ( Jfcnftlr) HISS: His
shot hit the bar. fife If A
anwHiss.
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OF COLOUR/LIGHT M&; ft 8 [C] a band of colour
or light
A ; ff? : Bars of sunlight slanted down from the
tall
narrow windows. —
TAo
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THAT PREVENTS STH #5# 9 [C, usually sing.] ~ (to sth) a
thing that stops sb from
doing sth p^5f; HW: At that time being a woman was a bar to promotion in
most professions. #AIf
5#c
— see also colour
bar
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IN MUSIC 0 >T 10 {BrE) {NAmE meas-ure) [C] one of the short
sections of equal length that a piece of music is divided into, and the notes
that are in it ( A it If ) A A: four beats to the bar — A A PS f0 0 the
opening bars of a piece of music A® JF^&f/lAAA —picture o MUSIC
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LAW 1 11 the Bar [sing.] {BrE) the
profession of
barrister (= a lawyer in a higher court) A#!WIRlk ( ) : to
be called to the Bar {- allowed
to work as a qualified barrister) ^ % A W
fS 12 the Bar [sing.] (NAmE) the profession of any
kind of lawyer
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MEASUREMENT if 13 a
unit for measuring the pressure of the atmosphere, equal to a hundred thousand
ITiTrci not have a 'bar of
sth {AustralE, NZE) to have nothing to do with sth if ( W ( AA ) %
A
fS A; A A: If he tries to sell you his car, don’t