Crossbar
/ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts wordnet
- 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 game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over wordnet
- 5 The top tube of a bicycle frame.
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- 6 a horizontal bar that goes across something wordnet
Verb
- 1 To mark with a pattern of transverse bars. transitive
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More examples"The ball came off the crossbar."
Etymology
From Middle English crose bar, equivalent to cross- + bar.