“Bar” or “Barre”

bar b·AA·r

• nouna counter where you can obtain food or drink.
• nouna rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon.
• nounan obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal.
• noun(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter.
• nouna submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore.
• nouna horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises.
• nouna heating element in an electric fire.
• noun(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried.
• verbprevent from entering; keep out.
• verbsecure with, or as if with, bars.

barre b·EH·r·iy

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.