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- Dictionarybarred/bɑːd/
adjective
- 1. closed or secured with a long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material: "he sits by a barred window"
- 2. marked with bands of colour or light: "he spotted a barred owl"
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BARRED definition: 1. If a door is barred, a bar of wood or metal has been put across it so that it cannot be opened…. Learn more.
The meaning of BARRED is marked by or divided off by bars; especially : having alternate bands of different color. How to use barred in a sentence.
Barred definition: provided with one or more bars. See examples of BARRED used in a sentence.
Something that is barred prevents your entry. If you are trying to sneak into your friend's house, avoid the barred windows. To be barred is to be blocked from entrance or not allowed to do something — as if there were imaginary bars in your path.
Define barred. barred synonyms, barred pronunciation, barred translation, English dictionary definition of barred. provided with bars, as a prison; banned: They barred the windows against intruders. Not to be confused with: bard – a poet; the bard: William Shakespeare...
verb. Simple past tense and past participle of bar. He barred the door at evening. Wiktionary. Synonyms: excepted. excluded. eliminated.
to block by or as if by bars: The police barred the exits in an attempt to prevent the thief 's escape. to prevent or hinder: They barred her entrance to the club. to exclude or except: He was barred from membership because of his reputation.
