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Barred

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/

To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).

📖 Definitions of "Barred"

verb
  1. 1

    To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).

    "Our way was barred by a huge rockfall."

  2. 2

    To prohibit.

    "I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred."

  3. 3

    To lock or bolt with a bar.

    "bar the door"

  4. 4

    To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.

adjective
  1. 1

    Having bars; striped.

  2. 2

    Prevented, either by a physical barrier or by conditions.

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

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