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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of bar form-of, plural
2. 2
   An apparatus on which certain gymnastics are performed.; Ellipsis of parallel bars. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-only
3. 3
   A high-pressure high-temperature apparatus usually used for growing or processing minerals, especially diamond. uncountable
4. 4
   gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights wordnet
5. 5
   An apparatus on which certain gymnastics are performed.; Ellipsis of uneven bars. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-only

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6. 6
   Any event in gymnastics using the bars. plural, plural-only

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of bar form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   plural of BAR form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

parallel barsparallel barsuneven barsuneven bars

Example

More examples

"There go the twelve bars blues."

Etymology

Transliteration of the Russian БАРС (BARS), abbreviation for Беспрессовая Аппаратура высокого давления (press-free high-pressure setup).

Related phrases

asymmetric barsparallel barsuneven bars

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