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Synonyms for bar

Two senses of bar live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineObjects

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

He drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

saloon

Same sentence, swapped: He drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the saloon.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for bar as it is used in the sentence above.

cake
measure
floor

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineActions

the act of preventing

There was no bar against leaving.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

prevention

Same sentence, swapped: There was no prevention against leaving.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for bar as it is used in the sentence above.

cake
measure
complication

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