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Meaning of barred

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

barred

Pronunciation:/ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/

verb

Definitions

  1. To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).

    Example: Our way was barred by a huge rockfall.

  2. To prohibit.

    Example: I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred.

  3. To lock or bolt with a bar.

    Example: bar the door

  4. To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having bars; striped.

  2. Prevented, either by a physical barrier or by conditions.

    Example: He is barred by term limits from running for a third term in office.