Bar
Bar verb - To disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point.
Usage example: the bikeway was barred by a huge fallen tree
Nearby Word: barroom
Open
Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.
Usage example: please open the door to let the cat out
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It's been revealed, however, that many of these "empty bar" shots are completely staged, when the bar isn't actually open.
Source: Series / Bar Rescue - Some of these may occur in the protagonist's bar or in a tournament or possibly in the open air.
- In the animated film, Steve Trevor takes Diana to a bar and they have quite a few shots of tequila to get her to open up.
Source: Never Gets Drunk
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Open and Bar. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bar/open
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Open or Bar. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bar/open.
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