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barred

The correct spelling is barred.

How to pronounce barred

verb

IPA: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/

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The correct spelling is barred. To obstruct the passage of (someone or something). For example: "Our way was barred by a huge rockfall."

Usage Examples

Our way was barred by a huge rockfall.

I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred.

bar the door

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
  2. 2.To prohibit.
  3. 3.To lock or bolt with a bar.
  4. 4.To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.

adjective

  1. 1.Having bars; striped.
  2. 2.Prevented, either by a physical barrier or by conditions.

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