Bar and Open

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

Open is an antonym for bar in topics: secure, prohibit.

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

Bar is an antonym for open.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Common collocations

passage bar passage open passage
path bar path open path
way bar way open way
door bar door open door
Other words: exit, eyes.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Bar Rescue It's been revealed, however, that many of these "empty bar" shots are completely staged, when the bar isn't actually open.
  • 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.
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