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Barring

/ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/

To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).

📖 Definitions of "Barring"

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.

noun
  1. 1

    (collective) Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.

  2. 2

    The act of fitting or closing something with bars.

  3. 3

    The exclusion of someone; blackballing.

  4. 4

    Timber used for supporting the roof or sides of shafts.

preposition
  1. 1

    Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.

    "Barring any further red tape, we will finally be able to open the restaurant."

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