Bar and Key

Bar

Bar noun - A straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide.

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Key and bar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Key" instead a noun "Bar".

Nearby Word: barroom

Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Bar and key are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bar" instead a noun "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

low	low bar	low key
special	special bar	special key
normal	normal bar	normal key
separate	separate bar	separate key
Other adjectives: standard, original, green, single, small, actual, real, large, wrong, blue, bad, private, white, new, final, yellow, extra, last, giant, red.

One of Papa Morté's goons in Shadowman: 2econd Coming swallows the key to the Wild at Heart to keep Mike confined in the bar for what they hoped would be an easy hit job.

Source: Swallow the Key
The key point is that the firearm is retrieved specifically from the bar.

Source: Two Shots from Behind the Bar
He gives you the key, but shoots you in the shoulder, permanently cutting your health bar.

Source: Video Game / Cry of Fear

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