barring
Pronunciation:
/ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/verb
Definitions
To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
Example: Our way was barred by a huge rockfall.
To prohibit.
Example: I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred.
To lock or bolt with a bar.
Example: bar the door
To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.
noun
Definitions
(collective) Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.
The act of fitting or closing something with bars.
The exclusion of someone; blackballing.
Timber used for supporting the roof or sides of shafts.
preposition
Definitions
Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.
Example: Barring any further red tape, we will finally be able to open the restaurant.