I cheated: 1. a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose: the bars of a cage. 2. an oblong piece of any solid material: a bar of soap; a candy bar. 3. the amount of material in a bar. 4. an ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver. 5. a long ridge of sand, gravel, or other material near or slightly above the surface of the water at or near the mouth of a river or harbor entrance, often constituting an obstruction to navigation. 6. anything that obstructs, hinders, or impedes; obstacle; barrier: a bar to important legislation. 7. a counter or place where beverages, esp. liquors, or light meals are served to customers: a snack bar; a milk bar. 8. a barroom or tavern. 9. (in a home) a counter, small wagon, or similar piece of furniture for serving food or beverages: a breakfast bar. 10. the legal profession. 11. the practicing members of the legal profession in a given community. 12. any tribunal: the bar of public opinion. 13. a band or strip: a bar of light. 14. a railing in a courtroom separating the general public from the part of the room occupied by the judges, jury, attorneys, etc. 15. a crowbar. 16. Music. a. Also called bar line. the line marking the division between two measures of music. b. double bar. c. the unit of music contained between two bar lines; measure. 17. Ballet. barre.

Hi Ruby Here's a few more definitions:. 'excluding', or 'without exception' - example: 'you're the best bar none' 'all the rest' - a betting term, for horse racing, greyhound racing etc. example: 'red rum 3-1, knobbly knees 10-1, 25-1 bar' (the betting odds are quoted for the named runners that have shortest odds, and all the rest are quoted at 25-1). A ridge of sand in the sea. Confectionery. A bar of chocolate, or a chocolate bar.

The bar at the courts of justice in some English-speaking countries: 'admitted to the bar...' means someone is licensed to practice law. To act in the area of a courtroom divided from the audience by a 'bar'. The term is still in use, even if there are no bars or the special admission is obsolete.