barred

Etymology 1

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of bar
    He barred the door at evening.

adj

  1. Having bars; striped.
    Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall. Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 14, in The China Governess
  2. Prevented, either by a physical barrier or by conditions.
    He is barred by term limits from running for a third term in office.

Etymology 2

verb

  1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of barr

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