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n gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights n a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter n a counter where you can obtain food or drink n a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon n musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats n an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal n the act of preventing n (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter n a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore n the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction n a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background n a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) n a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War n a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises n a heating element in an electric fire n (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried v prevent from entering; keep out v render unsuitable for passage v expel, as if by official decree v secure with, or as if with, bars