Barn door

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The large door of a barn.
2
the large sliding door of a barn wordnet
3
Something large enough that a miss ought to be impossible. humorous
"Buying a barn door won't help your tennis game."
4
A player who blocks every ball.
5
The groin area of a pair of pants, especially in reference to a fly. euphemistic, humorous
"Somebody forgot to close his barn door again!"

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6
An off-balance pivot on two points of contact.

Verb

1
To apply or adjust the barn doors as part of lighting. transitive
"Which might mean shaping it, gelling it, snooting it, barn dooring it, and putting it on a stand or a clamp. Maybe taking the dome diffuser off. Perhaps zooming it. Oh my. And you thought you were just taking a picture."

Synonyms

Example

"Buying a barn door won't help your tennis game."

Etymology

From barn + door.

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