bar

Everyday

1. A bar is a long, solid piece of something, like a bar of soap or chocolate. tree →
2. A bar is a long rod of metal or wood, like the bars of a cage. tree →
3. A bar graph uses bars to show numbers. tree →
4. A bar is a place or counter where drinks or food are served. tree →
5. In music, a bar is a short part with a set number of beats. tree →
6. To bar is to block or forbid. tree →

In the lessons

a thing counted (candy bars, bars of soap), or the bars of a bar graph; in music, beats per bar; phrases «bar graph», «bar chart», «chocolate bar», «monkey bars», «behind bars» (in prison)

Examples

• A candy bar costs 1 dollar. tree →
• She broke the bar into 4 equal pieces. tree →
• The bar graph shows 12 votes for red. tree →
• He ate 2 granola bars. tree →
• The kids hung from the monkey bars. tree →
• The lion paced behind the bars of its cage. tree →
• Each bar of music has 4 beats. tree →
• A bar of soap sat by the sink. tree →
• The tallest bar on the chart shows Friday. tree →
• The road was barred by a fallen tree. tree →
• “Quick Tink,” he whispered, “close the window; bar it! tree →

Note

A thing counted or split. Trap: in a bar graph, read the height of the bar on the scale, not the number of bars. A chocolate bar split into equal pieces makes fractions.

In Jewish tradition

A wooden bar used to hold the boards of the tabernacle together. In Moses' blessing of Asher, bars of iron and brass mean strong locks that protect.

Interpretation. The acacia bars are read as keeping the tabernacle firm and joined as one. The middle bar is said by tradition to run through the boards from end to end.

Examples

• Iron and brass shall be thy bars; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be. (Torah DEU.33.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he made bars of acacia-wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, (Torah EXO.36.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• And thou shalt make bars of acacia-wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, (Torah EXO.26.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• And prescribed for it My decree, and set bars and doors, (Writings JOB.38.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron. (Writings JOB.40.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• For He hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. (Writings PSA.107.16, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A thing counted or split. Trap: in a bar graph, read the height of the bar on the scale, not the number of bars. A chocolate bar split into equal pieces makes fractions.