ban

Definition

Examples

The city plans to ban smoking in all public parks.

Synonyms

• prohibitcommand against
• forbidcommand against
• bara room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

Collocations

• Easy smoking ban
  to smoking ban, meaning to inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
• Medium enforce a total ban on plastic
  to enforce a total ban on plastic, meaning to ensure observance of laws and rules
• Hard impose trade ban on sanctioned states
  to impose trade ban on sanctioned states, meaning to compel to behave in a certain way
• Very Hard comprehensive ban instituted without loopholes
  describing comprehensive ban instituted without loopholes (an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge)