barred

UK /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/ US /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/

adj 4

Collocations

ADJ.

constitutional, non-white, shut, soon

VERB + BARRED

fallen, holds, limits, rock

BARRED + NOUN

algeria, business, convention, door, grid, johnson, journalists, president

PREP.

from, out, with

ADV.

heavily, often

Definitions

adj

Having bars; striped.

Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall. Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime.

Prevented, either by a physical barrier or by conditions.

He is barred by term limits from running for a third term in office.

Indicating the start and end of words using thicker lines instead of black squares.

The majority of the first 114 puzzles were of a 15 x 15 design, since when all the puzzles have been on a 14 x 14 barred grid, with one exception.

In this section of a barred crossword, the positions of 12 across and 9 down are highlighted.

High on Xanax.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — preventing entry or exit or a course of action

barricaded
blockaded

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall. Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime.

Wiktionary

He is barred by term limits from running for a third term in office.

Wiktionary

The majority of the first 114 puzzles were of a 15 x 15 design, since when all the puzzles have been on a 14 x 14 barred grid, with one exception.

Wiktionary

Progress in science was often barred by convention.

Tatoeba · #24016

We barred the door and locked it.

Tatoeba · #39098

The hospital was barred from doing business for three years.

Tatoeba · #44319

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, barred is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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