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bars up

bars up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bar up.

Meaning of bar up

Verb

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

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

Questions about bars up

What is bars up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bars up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bar up.

Words near bars up in the dictionary

  1. bars down
  2. bars of chocolate
  3. bars off
  4. bars out
  5. bars sinister
  6. bars up
  7. bars-sinister
  8. Barsabe
  9. Barsac
  10. Barsamian
  11. Barsanti

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