Crossbar

//ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor.
  2. 2
    long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts wordnet
  3. 3
    The top of the goal structure.

    "The effervescent Suarez then went close again as he worked space for a shot after a mazy run but could not keep his close-range shot below the crossbar."

  4. 4
    game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over wordnet
  5. 5
    The top tube of a bicycle frame.
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  1. 6
    a horizontal bar that goes across something wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To mark with a pattern of transverse bars. transitive

Example

More examples

"The ball came off the crossbar."

Etymology

From Middle English crose bar, equivalent to cross- + bar.

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