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Also Inflected form of bar

barred

bar·red

UK/ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/ US/ˈbɑrd/ uncommon obsolete slang

adjective

1.

firmly fastened or secured against opening

  • “windows and doors were all fast”
  • “a locked closet”
  • “left the house properly secured”
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2.

preventing entry or exit or a course of action

  • “a barricaded street”
  • “barred doors”
  • “the blockaded harbor”
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Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Phrases

  • Asian barred owlet
  • barred knifejaw
  • five-barred gate

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