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bar up

verb bars up · barring up · 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).

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Españolembarrar, barretear, barrear

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"bar up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bar%20up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bar up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bar%20up

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"bar up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bar%20up.

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@misc{bar_up_2026,
  title = {bar up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bar%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}