(collective) Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.
The act of fitting or closing something with bars.
The exclusion of someone; blackballing.
(mining) Timber used for supporting the roof or sides of shafts.
(sewing) The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric or leather.
present participle and gerund of bar
Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.