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noun for drinks/food ADJ. licensed | crowded | lounge, public, saloon | gay, singles | cocktail, wine | breakfast, coffee, salad, sandwich, snack VERB + BAR drop into, go to, stop at He often drops into a bar on the way home from work. | manage, run BAR + NOUN food, menu, snacks | stool PREP. in a/the ~ There were not many people in the bar. counter VERB + BAR be propping up (humorous), drink at, lean on, sit at, stand at You can usually find him propping up the bar of the Red Lion. | serve behind I didn't recognize the man who was serving behind the bar. PREP. at the ~ They were chatting at the bar. | behind the ~ The barmaid stood behind the bar. in music VERB + BAR hum, play, sing She played a few bars on the piano. PREP. in a/the ~ the notes in the first bar PHRASES two, four, etc. beats to the bar, verb ADV. effectively PREP. from The curfew has effectively barred migrant workers from their jobs.
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bar
types of bar
a wine bar
(= a bar selling mostly wine, in contrast to a pub )
• He asked her to meet him in a trendy wine bar.
a coffee bar
• We met up in the student coffee bar.
a sandwich/snack bar
(= an informal restaurant or shop selling sandwiches/snacks )
• I usually get some lunch from the sandwich bar.
a burger bar
(= an informal restaurant selling burgers and fast food )
• The kids all hang out at the local burger bar.
a juice bar
(= a place selling fruit juices, usually freshly made )
• The leisure centre also has a restaurant and a juice bar.
a sushi bar
(= a bar or informal restaurant selling sushi )
• Have you tried that new sushi bar in town?
a tapas bar
(= a bar or informal restaurant serving small dishes of Spanish food )
• Madrid is full of great tapas bars.
a salad bar
(= a part of a restaurant where you can serve yourself to a range of salads )
• When you’ve chosen your pizza, please help yourself from the salad bar.
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bar
a place where people go to buy and drink alcoholic drinks:
• A man went into a bar and ordered a drink. • Let’s meet up in the hotel bar. • The city centre is full of wine bars and restaurants. • The club has a restaurant and a cocktail bar .
pub
a building in Britain where alcohol can be bought and drunk, and where meals are often served:
• Do you fancy going to the pub? • a country pub
public house
British English formal a pub:
• The fight took place outside a public house in the city centre.
sb’s local
informal a pub near where you live, especially one you often go to:
• The Red Lion’s my local.
inn
a small hotel or pub, especially an old one in the countryside – often used in the name of the hotel or pub:
• The Bull Inn dates back to the 15th century. • The hotel was once a 17th century coaching inn (= used by people travelling by coach and horses ) .
gastropub
a pub that is known to serve very good food:
• a gastropub with a riverside restaurant • the Windmill Gastropub
tavern
British English a pub in the past where you could also stay the night – used nowadays in the names of some pubs:
• the Turf Tavern • Marlowe was killed in a fight in a tavern.
watering hole
informal a bar, pub etc where people drink alcohol – often used humorously. A watering hole is also the name for a place where wild animals go to drink:
• The bar became a popular watering hole for journalists. • What’s your favorite watering hole?
dive
informal a bar, club etc that is cheap and dirty:
• The place is a bit of dive.
honky-tonk
American English informal a cheap bar where country music is played:
• They played in every honky-tonk in Tennessee.
saloon
a bar in the western United States. Also used in Britain about the part of a pub which has comfortable chairs where you can sit and relax:
• I felt like a cowboy walking into a saloon in the Wild West. • Do you want to stay in the saloon, or would rather go into the other bar?
people who work in a bar
barman
especially British English a man who serves drinks in a bar:
• A big Irish barman pulled me a pint of beer.
barmaid
British English a woman who serves drinks in a bar:
• I was working in the evenings as a barmaid.
bartender
especially American English someone who makes, pours, and serves drinks in a bar or restaurant:
• The bartender gave him his change.
bar staff
the people serving drinks or food in a bar or pub:
• The local pub is advertising for bar staff.
landlord
British English a man who owns or manages a pub:
• He became violent and the landlord asked him to leave.
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