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bar

US /bɑr/

noun Foundation · A2 Ăn uống

Definition

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

After the seminar, we met at a small bar near the station.

Synonyms

  • pubtavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
  • saloona room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
  • roda long thin implement made of metal or wood

Collocations

  • Easy candy bar
    to candy bar, meaning to coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
  • Medium raise the bar for hiring standards
    to raise the bar for hiring standards, meaning to raise the level or amount of something
  • Hard admitted to the professional bar
    to admitted to the professional bar, meaning to declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
  • Very Hard bar none the finest example of diligence
    to bar none the finest example of diligence, meaning to prevent from entering; keep out

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