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designed for Barbie and Ken. A woman is sometimes compared to a Barbie doll if she is attractive and always has new clothes, but is not very intelligent. → compare SINDY
bar 'billiards n [U] a game usually played in pubs, in which players use long sticks (CUES) to push balls into holes in a table, without knocking over any of the small pieces of wood which stand near the holes
bar·bi·tu·rate /bɑːrˈbɪtʃʊrət‖bɑrˈbɪtʃʊrət, -reɪt/ n [C;U] med a powerful drug that makes people calm and puts them to sleep
Bar·bour /ˈbɑːbəʳ‖ˈbɑːr-/ trademark a type of coat made in the UK of a material that wind and rain cannot go through. Barbour's are known for being good-quality expensive coats, and they were traditionally worn by farmers and other people who live in the country. More recently, they have also become fashionable with people who live in cities. → see also GREEN WELLIE BRIGADE
barb·wire /bɑːbˈwaɪəʳ‖ˈbɑːrbwaɪər/ n AmE BARBED WIRE
Bar·ce·lo·na /ˌbɑːsəˈləʊnə ‖ˌbɑːr-/ a large city in northeast Spain on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the REGION of Catalonia, and is famous for its many art collections and its buildings by the ARCHITECT Gaudí.
'bar chart also bar graph AmE — n a way of showing changes in amounts, e.g. of population or profits, which is similar to a GRAPH but uses RECTANGULAR shapes positioned side by side instead of a line or curve → see also FLOW-CHART, PIE CHART; see picture at CHART
Bar·clay·card /ˈbɑklɪkɑːd‖ˈbɑrklɪkɑrd/ trademark a type of CREDIT CARD available from Barclays Bank: Do you take (=accept payment by) Barclaycard?
Bar·clays Bank /ˌbɑklɪz ˈbæŋk‖ˌbɑr-/ also Barclays one of the main British banks. Most towns and cities in the UK have a Barclays Bank.
'bar code n a system of representing information in a way that can be read by a computer, consisting of a special LABEL made up of thick and thin lines on products in shops, factories etc
bard /bɑːd‖bɑːrd/ n lit a poet
Bard of A·von, the /ˌbɑːd əv ˈeɪvənˌbɑːrd-/ a poetic name for William Shakespeare, based on the name of the River Avon at Stratford, where he was born
Bar·dot, Bri·gitte /bɑːˈdoʊ‖bɑːr- briˈʒit/ (1934–) a French film actress who was known during the 1950s and 1960s as a SEX SYMBOL (=someone who is famous for being very sexually attractive) Her films include And God Created Woman and Contempt. She is now very active in trying to protect the rights of animals.
bare¹ /beəʳ/ adj 1 without clothes or covering: bare skin | You'll cut yourself if you walk around here in bare feet. | The trees are bare. (=without leaves) | bare floorboards (=not covered by any material) 2 not hidden; open to view or examination: The investigation has laid bare their fraudulent scheme. | the bare truth 3 [(of)] empty: The cupboard was bare. | The thieves stripped the house bare. (=took everything) | a room bare of furniture 4 [A] with nothing added: I killed it with my bare hands. (=without any weapon) | Just give us the bare facts of the case. | the bare necessities of life | He did the bare minimum of revision (=the smallest amount possible) necessary to pass the exam. → see also BARELY → -ness n [U]
bare² v [T] 1 to bring to view, especially by taking off a covering; EXPOSE: The dog bared its teeth. | He bared his head (=took his hat off) as a sign of respect when the funeral passed by. 2 bare one's heart/soul to make known one's deepest feelings
bare-'assed adj AmE slang not wearing any clothes
bare·back /ˈbeəbæk‖ˈbeər-/ adj, adv [A] on the bare back of a horse; without a SADDLE: a bareback rider | to ride bareback
bare 'bones n [P(of)] the simplest but most important parts or facts: the bare bones of the matter
bare·faced /ˌbeəfeɪst ˈbeərfeɪst/ adj shameless and noticeable in an offensive way; BLATANT: a barefaced lie → -ly /ˌbeəˈfeɪstli, -sɪdli ‖ˈbeərfeɪstli, -stɪl/ adv
bare·foot /ˈbeəfʊt ‖ˈbeər-/ also bare·foot·ed /ˌbeəˈfʊtɪd ‖ˈbeərfʊtɪd/ adj, adv without shoes or other covering on the feet: The children go barefoot in summer.
bare·head·ed /ˌbeəˈhedɪd ˈbeərhedɪd/ adj, adv without a hat or other covering on the head
bare·leg·ged /ˌbeəlegɪd, -ˈlegd ‖ˈbeərˌlegɪd, -legd/ adj, adv with no covering on the legs
bare·ly /ˈbeəli‖ˈbeərli/ adv 1 almost not; only just; hardly: She had barely arrived when she had to leave again. | We have barely enough money to last the weekend. | The scar on her cheek is now barely noticeable. → see HARDLY (USAGE) 2 in a bare way: The room was furnished barely. (=with very little furniture)
Bar·en·boim, Daniel /ˈbærənboɪm/ (1942–) a PIANIST and CONDUCTOR who was born in Argentina and has been a musical director in several countries. His first wife was the famous CELLO player, Jacqueline Du Pré.
barf /bɑːf‖bɑːrf/ v [I] AmE infml VOMIT: He'd been drinking too much and barfed all over the sidewalk. —barf n [U] the smell of barf on the sidewalk
'barf bag n AmE infml a small paper bag used on passenger aircraft by people who need to be sick
bar·fly /ˈbɑflaɪ‖bɑːr-/ n infml someone who spends a lot of time in bars drinking alcohol
'bar food n [U] BrE food obtainable at the bar of a PUB, usually plain but filling hot meals or cold sandwiches (SANDWICH)
bar·gain¹ /ˈbɑːgɪn‖ˈbɑr-/ n 1 an agreement, made between two people or groups, to do something in return for something else: We've made a bargain that he will do the shopping and I'll cook. | The management and the union leaders have struck a bargain. (=reached an agreement) | They haven't kept their side of the bargain. | Be careful if you're doing business with him; he drives a hard bargain. (=tends to make agreements that are very much in his favour) 2 something for sale or bought for less than its real value: These shoes are a real bargain at such a low price. | a bargain price | to go bargain hunting (=looking for cheap things to buy) 3 any piece of business taking place on the STOCK EXCHANGE 4 into the bargain BrE || in the bargain AmE in addition to everything else: She had to look after four children, and her sick mother into the bargain. 5 make the best of a bad bargain to do the best one can under difficult conditions
bargain² v [I (with, about)] to talk about the conditions of a sale, agreement, or contract; NEGOTIATE: If you bargain with them they might reduce the price. | The increased demand for their skills has given these workers greater bargaining power → -er n: wage bargainers
bargain sthg. ⇔ away phr v [T] to give away or give up in return for something of less value: The unions bargained away their rights in exchange for a small pay rise.
bargain for sbdy./sthg. also bargain on sbdy./sthg. AmE — phr v [T usually in negatives] to take into account; consider as likely or possible; expect: I hadn't bargained for such heavy rain, and I got very wet. | [+v-ing] We didn't bargain on spending so much money on hotels. | I just asked for a sandwich but I got more than I'd bargained for - they brought me an enormous plate of food!
'bargain ,basement n especially AmE a part of a large shop, usually the BASEMENT (=floor below ground level) where goods are sold at reduced prices
'Bargain Hunt a British television show, PRESENTED by David Dickinson. Two teams of two people are each given £200 which they have to spend on an object at an ANTIQUES FAIR (=event at which people show and sell antiques). The objects are sold one week later at an AUCTION. The team whose object makes the most profit is the winner.
'bargaining ,chip also 'bargaining ,counter BrE — n something that you offer or use in order to gain an advantage in a business or political deal: The country's oil supply will be used as a bargaining chip in the talks.
barge¹ /bɑːdʒ‖bɑrdʒ/ n 1 a large low flat-bottomed boat used mainly for carrying heavy goods on a CANAL or river 2 a motorboat carried by naval ships for the use of officers 3 a large rowing boat used chiefly on rivers for important people on ceremonial occasions
barge² v [I+adv/prep] (of a person) to move in a heavy ungraceful way, often hitting against things: He barged onto the bus before everyone else. | She ran round the corner and barged into (=hit against) one of the teachers.