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 barto candy bar, meaning to coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
- Medium raise the bar for hiring standardsto raise the bar for hiring standards, meaning to raise the level or amount of something
- Hard admitted to the professional barto 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 diligenceto bar none the finest example of diligence, meaning to prevent from entering; keep out
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