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bap /bæ p/ (baps ) N‑COUNT In some dialects of British English, a bap is a soft flat bread roll.

bap|tise /bæpta I z/ → see baptize

bap|tism /bæ pt I zəm/ (baptisms ) N‑VAR A baptism is a Christian ceremony in which a person is baptized. Compare christening .

bap|tis|mal /bæpt I zməl/ ADJ [ADJ n] Baptismal means relating to or connected with baptism. [FORMAL ] □  …the baptismal ceremony.

ba p|tism of fi re (baptisms of fire ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] If someone who has just begun a new job has a baptism of fire , they immediately have to cope with very many severe difficulties and obstacles. □  It was Mark's first introduction to royal duties and he came through his baptism of fire unscathed.

Bap|tist /bæ pt I st/ (Baptists )

1 N‑COUNT A Baptist is a Christian who believes that people should not be baptized until they are old enough to understand the meaning of baptism.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Baptist means belonging or relating to Baptists. □  …a Baptist church.

bap|tize /bæpta I z/ (baptizes , baptizing , baptized ) in BRIT, also use baptise VERB [usu passive] When someone is baptized , water is put on their heads or they are covered with water as a sign that their sins have been forgiven and that they have become a member of the Christian Church. Compare christen . □ [be V -ed] At this time she decided to become a Christian and was baptised.

bar ◆◆◇ /bɑː ^r / (bars , barring , barred )

1 N‑COUNT A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks. [mainly AM ] □  …Devil's Herd, the city's most popular country-western bar.

2 N‑COUNT A bar is a room in a pub or hotel where alcoholic drinks are served. [BRIT ] □  I'll see you in the bar later. □  On the ship there are lounges, a bar and a small duty-free shop.

3 N‑COUNT A bar is a counter on which alcoholic drinks are served. □  Michael was standing alone by the bar when Brian rejoined him. □  He leaned forward across the bar.

4 → see also coffee bar , public bar , singles bar , snack bar , wine bar

5 N‑COUNT A bar is a long, straight, stiff piece of metal. □  …a brick building with bars across the ground floor windows. □  …a crowd throwing stones and iron bars.

6 PHRASE If you say that someone is behind bars , you mean that they are in prison. □  Fisher was behind bars last night, charged with attempted murder. □  Nearly 5,000 people a year are put behind bars over motoring penalties.

7 N‑COUNT A bar of something is a piece of it which is roughly rectangular. □  What is your favourite chocolate bar? □ [+ of ] …a bar of soap.

8 VERB If you bar a door, you place something in front of it or a piece of wood or metal across it in order to prevent it from being opened. □ [V n] For added safety, bar the door to the kitchen. ●  barred ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] □  The windows were closed and shuttered, the door was barred.

9 VERB If you bar someone's way, you prevent them from going somewhere or entering a place, by blocking their path. □ [V n] He stepped in front of her, barring her way.

10 VERB [usu passive] If someone is barred from a place or from doing something, they are officially forbidden to go there or to do it. □ [be V -ed + from ] Women were barred from attending the Convention without a male companion. □ [be V -ed + to ] Many jobs were barred to them.

11 N‑COUNT If something is a bar to doing a particular thing, it prevents someone from doing it. □ [+ to ] One of the fundamental bars to communication is the lack of a common language.