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horizontal
Adjective
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Something that is lying down or "straight across" is horizontal. In a horizontal direction means straight across.
The road across the Nullabor plain is horizontal.
Dad hung a swing from a horizontal branch.
Horizontal stripes on a shirt make a person look wider.
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To be horizontal means to have something to do with the horizon.
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.
chart
Noun
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A chart is information that is organised in rows and columns or as a picture.
In India as a whole the figure is about 40% (see chart).
This week's bar chart shows the correct figures.
You can write your weight in a diary or on a chart.
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(often plural) A chart is a list of most popular songs, movies, etc. that is published regularly.
This week, the newest Star Wars movie is topping the charts.
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A map of seas or oceans.
chart
Verb
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If you chart something, you record it in a chart.
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If something charts, it is on a list of most popular things.
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If you "chart a course" you find out how to get somewhere.