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Bar Meaning: Drinking Place & Solid Rod Explained (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：drinking establishment (bar)

bar 🔊

/bɑːr/

A place where people go to drink alcohol and often socialize.

Bar interior with wooden counter and drinks

drinking establishment 🔊

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/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/

A bar is a place where alcoholic beverages are served, and people gather to drink, socialize, and relax.

📁 Category：Buildings & Places 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'barra' meaning 'rod, bar, barrier'.

💡 Mnemonic

Visualize a metal bar blocking a door, and a bar counter where you order drinks.

📖 Example

After the long week, they decided to meet at the bar downtown to celebrate. 🔊 After the long week, they decided to meet at the bar downtown to celebrate.

🔗 Collocations

go to the bar – visit a bar for drinks

bar stool – a tall seat at a bar counter

bartender – a person who serves drinks at a bar

🔄 Synonyms

pub (n.) – a place where alcoholic drinks are served, similar to a bar but often with a more traditional atmosphere

tavern (n.) – an establishment that serves alcoholic drinks, historically older term

saloon (n.) – a bar in a Western-style setting

🌱 Derivatives

barfly (n.) – a person who spends a lot of time in bars

barhopping (n.) – the activity of going from one bar to another

bartending (n.) – the work of a bartender

📖 Cultural Story

From Latin 'barra' (rod). In medieval taverns, a wooden bar separated drinkers from the bartender, hence 'bar' as a drinking place. The metal rod sense is the original meaning.

Meaning 2：solid rod (bar)

bar 🔊

/bɑːr/

A long, hard piece of something, like metal, wood, or even chocolate.

solid rod 🔊

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/ˈsɒlɪd rɒd/

A bar is a long, straight, rigid piece of a solid material such as metal, wood, or chocolate, typically with a uniform cross-section.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The old gate was reinforced with a strong iron bar to make it more secure. 🔊 The old gate was reinforced with a strong iron bar to make it more secure.

🔗 Collocations

iron bar – a bar made of iron

chocolate bar – a rectangular piece of chocolate

crowbar – a metal bar used as a lever

🔄 Synonyms

rod (n.) – a thin straight bar of metal or wood

stick (n.) – a long thin piece of wood

ingot (n.) – a bar of metal, typically gold or silver

🌱 Derivatives

barrier (n.) – a structure that blocks passage

barred (adj.) – closed off with bars

barring (prep.) – except for