gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
"The young athlete struggled to get her feet over the bars during practice before finally completing a perfect flip."
plural of bar
"The geologists spent weeks calibrating the diamond synthesis bars to ensure they could withstand the extreme pressures needed to grow flawless crystals."
An apparatus on which certain gymnastics are performed, especially parallel bars.
A high-pressure high-temperature apparatus usually used for growing or processing minerals, especially diamond.
In plain English: Bars are metal bars used to lock doors or windows so they cannot be opened from the outside.
"The police officer placed bars over the window to secure the prisoner."
Usage: Do not use "bars" to refer to high-pressure scientific apparatus; that specific technical meaning is distinct from the common everyday sense of bars as units of pressure or vertical metal rods. In daily conversation, reserve the word for measuring atmospheric pressure or describing structural supports and food establishments.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bar
"The rain bars entry to the underground station until the tracks are cleared."
In plain English: To bar someone means to stop them from entering a place or doing something.
"The police officers barred us from entering the building."
Usage: Do not use "bars" to mean it rains; that is a common mistake confusing the verb with the noun or another word entirely. Use "bars" only when referring to something blocking an entrance or preventing action, such as saying the gate bars entry.
The word bars is a transliteration of the Russian BARS, which stands for press-free high-pressure setup. This term entered English as an abbreviation describing a specific type of industrial equipment used to apply pressure without traditional presses.