- bar
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 for drinks/foodADJECTIVE▪ licensed (BrE)▪ crowded▪ open▪ lounge, public (BrE), saloon (esp. BrE)▪ hotel▪ gay, lesbian, singles▪ karaoke▪ beer (AmE), cocktail, wine▪ breakfast, burger, coffee, juice, salad, sandwich, snack, sushi▪ local▪ popular, trendy▪ favourite/favorite▪ dive (AmE)▪
It was supposed to be a restaurant but seemed more like a dive bar.
VERB + BAR▪ enter, frequent, go to, hang out (informal, esp. AmE), hit (informal), stop at, visit▪He often drops into a bar on the way home from work.
▪Let's hit the bars!
▪ manage, own, runBAR + NOUN▪ food, menu, snacks▪ stool▪ manager, owner▪ staff▪ counter▪ areaPREPOSITION▪ in a/the bar▪There were not many people in the bar.
▪ at a/the bar▪We met at a bar called the Anvil.
2 counterADJECTIVE▪ breakfastVERB + BAR▪ be propping up (humorous)PREPOSITION▪ at the bar▪They were chatting at the bar.
▪You can usually find him sitting at the bar.
▪ behind the bar▪The barmaid stood behind the bar.
▪I didn't recognize the man who was serving behind the bar.
3 (BrE) in music ⇨ See also ↑measureVERB + BAR▪ hum, play, sing▪She played a few bars on the piano.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the bar▪the notes in the first bar
PHRASES▪ two, four, etc. beats to the bar{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ effectively▪ legally▪ permanentlyPREPOSITION▪ from▪The curfew has effectively barred migrant workers from their jobs.
Bar is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑statute
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
