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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bar \Bar\ (b[aum]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barred (b[aum]rd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Barring.] [ F. barrer. See Bar, n.]
     1. To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to
        obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance
        of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute bars
        my right; the right is barred by time; a release bars the
        plaintiff's recovery; -- sometimes with up.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He barely looked the idea in the face, and hastened
              to bar it in its dungeon.             --Hawthorne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To except; to exclude by exception.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Nay, but I bar to-night: you shall not gauge me
              By what we do to-night.               --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To cross with one or more stripes or lines.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              For the sake of distinguishing the feet more
              clearly, I have barred them singly.   --Burney.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  barring \bar"ring\ n.
     the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto.
  
     Syn: blackball.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bar \Bar\ (b[aum]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barred (b[aum]rd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Barring.] [ F. barrer. See Bar, n.]
     1. To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.
  
     2. To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to
        obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance
        of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute bars
        my right; the right is barred by time; a release bars the
        plaintiff's recovery; -- sometimes with up.
  
              He barely looked the idea in the face, and hastened
              to bar it in its dungeon.             --Hawthorne.
  
     3. To except; to exclude by exception.
  
              Nay, but I bar to-night: you shall not gauge me By
              what we do to-night.                  --Shak.
  
     4. To cross with one or more stripes or lines.
  
              For the sake of distinguishing the feet more
              clearly, I have barred them singly.   --Burney.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  bar
       n 1: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served
            over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at
            the bar" [syn: barroom, saloon, ginmill, taproom]
       2: a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a
          hot dog and a coke at the bar"
       3: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening
          or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows
          to prevent escape"
       4: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats;
          "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
          [syn: measure]
       5: an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal;
          "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
       6: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving";
          "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of
          influenza" [syn: prevention]
       7: (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes
          per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have
          used bar for one dyne per square centimeter"
       8: a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along
          a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the
          river"
       9: the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a
          particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in
          New Jersey" [syn: legal profession, legal community]
       10: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of
           chocolate" [syn: cake]
       11: a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated
           by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World
           War I and in World War II and in the Korean War [syn: Browning
           automatic rifle]
       12: a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as
           they perform exercises
       13: a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire
           with three bars"
       14: (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom
           where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried;
           "spectators were not allowed past the bar"
       v 1: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from
            membership in the club" [syn: debar, exclude]
       2: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade
          the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade, block,
           blockade, stop, block off, block up]
       3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his
          own country" [syn: banish, relegate]
       4: secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" [ant:
           unbar]
       [also: barring, barred]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  barring
       n : the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
           [syn: blackball]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  barring
       See bar

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  barring
     Αγγλικά prep.
     εκτός (από)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  barring
     n.
     1 (lb en collective) bar; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or
  bars.
     2 The act of fitting or closing something with bars.
     3 The exclusion of someone; blackballing.
     4 (lb en mining) timber used for supporting the roof or sides of
  shafts.
     5 (lb en sewing) The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric
  or leather.
     prep.
     Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.
     vb.
     (present participle of en bar)
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) (present participle of en barr)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  barring
     n.
     1 (lb en collective) bar; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or
  bars.
     2 The act of fitting or closing something with bars.
     3 The exclusion of someone; blackballing.
     4 (lb en mining) timber used for supporting the roof or sides of
  shafts.
     5 (lb en sewing) The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric
  or leather.
     prep.
     Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.
     vb.
     (present participle of en bar)
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) (present participle of en barr)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  barring
     n.
     1 (lb en collective) bar; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or
  bars.
     2 The act of fitting or closing something with bars.
     3 The exclusion of someone; blackballing.
     4 (lb en mining) timber used for supporting the roof or sides of
  shafts.
     5 (lb en sewing) The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric
  or leather.
     prep.
     Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.
     vb.
     (present participle of en bar)
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) (present participle of en barr)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  barring
     n.
     1 (lb en collective) bar; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or
  bars.
     2 The act of fitting or closing something with bars.
     3 The exclusion of someone; blackballing.
     4 (lb en mining) timber used for supporting the roof or sides of
  shafts.
     5 (lb en sewing) The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric
  or leather.
     prep.
     Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.
     vb.
     (present participle of en bar)
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) (present participle of en barr)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  barring
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b ar ring)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  barring
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en bar ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb bar)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  barring /bˈɑːɹɪŋ/
  behoudens

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Barring /bˈɑːɹɪŋ/
  السّدّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  barring //ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)// 
  изключване
  exclusion

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  barring //ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)// 
  освен, с изключение на
  excepting

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  barring /bˈɑːɹɪŋ/
  kromě

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  barring /bˈɑːɹɪŋ/
  bis auf ([+ acc]) , außer ([+ dat]) , ausgenommen  [geh.] , nur nicht, exklusive ([+ gen])  [geh.]
           Note: Ausnahme von einem Phänomen
     Synonyms: except: excepting, with the exception of, if there is/are no, but, but for, short of, bar, excluding, save, save for, saving, outside of
  
   see: all except one, all excepting one, Except for that one typo, there were no mistakes., Excepting two students / With the exception of two students, no one could answer the last question correctly., Short of replacing the engine, I have tried everything to fix the car., Barring accidents, we should win. Short of accidents, we should win., If there are no accidents, we should win.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  barring /bˈɑːɹɪŋ/
  verwehrend, ausschließend
   see: bar sb. from sth./doing sth., barred, be barred, bar sb. from entering the place, bar sb. from a competition, bar sb. from acting as a person of trust
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  barring /bˈɑːɹɪŋ/
  Einstrich 
     Synonyms: bunton, divider
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  barring //ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)// 
  sulkeminen pois
  exclusion

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  barring //ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)// 
  lukuun ottamatta
  excepting

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  barring /bˈɑːɹɪŋ/ 
  1. के~अलावा
        "Meals are available at all times,barring Sunday evenings."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  barring /bˈɑːɹɪŋ/
  izuzevši, izuzimajući, ograđujući, osim

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  barring /bˈɑːɹɪŋ/
  eccetto, salvo

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  barring //ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)// 
  bortsett fra
  excepting

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  barring /ˈbɑ:rɪŋ/ 
    wyjąwszy

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  barring /bɑːriŋ/
  salvo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  barring //ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)// 
  bortsett från
  excepting

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  barring /bˈɑːɹɪŋ/
  1. (edat.) maada, -den gayri, olmadığı takdirde.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbɑɹɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "barring":
     aside from, ban, bar, beside, besides, blockade, boycott, but,
     circumscription, debarment, debarring, demarcation, discounting,
     embargo, ex, except, except for, excepting, exception,
     exception taken of, excluding, exclusion, exclusive of, from,
     inadmissibility, injunction, leaving out, less, let alone, lockout,
     minus, narrowing, nonadmission, not counting, off, omission,
     omitting, outside of, precluding, preclusion, prohibition,
     rejection, relegation, repudiation, restriction, save,
     save and except, saving, taboo, than, unless, without
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     除以外

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