The meaning of BARRED is marked by or divided off by bars; especially : having alternate bands of different color. How to use barred in a sentence.

Barred definition: provided with one or more bars: bar.. See examples of BARRED used in a sentence.

BARRED definition: 1. If a door is barred, a bar of wood or metal has been put across it so that it cannot be opened…. Learn more.

to block by or as if by bars: The police barred the exits in an attempt to prevent the thief 's escape. to prevent or hinder: They barred her entrance to the club.

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Jul 4, 2025 · barred (comparative more barred, superlative most barred) Having bars; striped. quotations

There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective barred, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Barred definition: Marked with bars or stripes.

• A magically barred inner space, removed from everyday life. • Sunday's dynamic, no-nonsense, no-holds barred mood makes it a go-ahead time. • The gates are barred, the grass grows …

NEW YORK — A key government witness has been barred from the trial of a Tanzanian man accused in a plot to bomb two U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998, delaying the case until next …