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bar
Noun
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A bar is a place that sells alcoholic drinks.
I'm going to drink beer at the bar.
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A bar is the counter or bench in a hotel or bar where drinks are sold.
The waitress stood behind the bar and poured our drinks.
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A bar is a box-shaped piece of something.
You can buy a bar of soap, or a bar of gold.
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A bar is a long, hard thing that looks like a stick.
The prisoner was kept behind bars in the jail.
bar
Verb
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To bar is to stop someone from doing something; to prohibit.
I was barred from entering the club.
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To bar is to lock a door or window, or to block it so others can not enter.
I barred the door to stop her leaving the room.
bar
Preposition
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except; not including
He's the fastest runner in the world bar none.
loading
Noun
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the act of load
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act of a person or thing that loads
Hi Rich! The video game is still loading.
mechanism
Noun
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A mechanism is the way something works
This research should help us to understand the mechanisms of memory.
This agreement sets out detailed mechanisms for solving disagreement between the two countries.
These two features combine to create a new data retrieval mechanism.
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A mechanism is one moving system within a larger, more complex machine or organism.
The body has a control mechanism to bring down blood-sugar level when it begins to reach unhealthy peaks.