bar up

Pronunciation

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Verb

bar up (third-person singular simple present bars up, present participle barring up, simple past and past participle barred up)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To fit (e.g. a window or door) with bars; to otherwise block or dam up.
2. (transitive, dated) To imprison (someone); to chain up (someone).

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