Noun bar an object with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length. metals: a bar(1) of round, square, hexagonal, or octagonal section or of rectangular section whose smallest dimension is .25 in. or greater (US), thinner material being called "strip." a confection in the shape of a bar a business that sells intoxicating beverages for consumption on the premises; public house. an offical order or pronouncement that prohibits some activity pronoun (computing) Some unspecified entity (see foo) Suppose we have two objects, foo and bar Translations Basque: taberna, ardandegi (3) Dutch: reep (2), bar (3) Interlingua: barra (1, 2); bar (3); prohibition (4) Portuguese: barra f (1, 2); bar m (3); proibição f (4) Spanish: barra f (1, 2); bar m (3) Swedish: ribba (1), bar, pub (3) Verb to bar to obstruct someone's passage to prohibit to lock with a bar (bar the door) Translations Dutch: verbieden (2) French: barrer (3) Interlingua: barrar (1); prohibir (2) Portuguese: barrar (1); proibir (2) Spanish: barrar