Bar
Bar verb - To prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of.
Usage example: gangs of rowdy teenagers have been barred from the mall
Nearby Word: barroom
Embrace
Embrace verb - To have as part of a whole.
Usage example: a course in social studies can embrace everything from sociology to civics and economics
How words are described
| good | good bar | good embrace |
| full | full bar | full embrace |
| long | long bar | long embrace |
| alien | alien bar | alien embrace |
| Other adjectives: standard, last, extended, red, vertical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Redemption in the Rain: When Alex forcibly drags Jeanie out of the Zanzibar nudie bar, the two girls tearfully embrace each other in a downpour.
Source: Film / Flashdance - A Challenge Gamer also will not complain about exploits or bugs, but will embrace them as a means by which a skilled gamer can push the bar higher.
Source: Challenge Gamer
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