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▸  barge in PHRASAL VERB If you barge in or barge in on someone, you rudely interrupt what they are doing or saying. [INFORMAL ] □ [V P ] I'm sorry to barge in like this, but I have a problem I hope you can solve. [Also V P + on ]

ba rge pole also bargepole PHRASE If you say that you wouldn't touch something with a barge pole , you mean that you would not want to have anything to do with it, either because you do not trust it, or because you do not like it. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] in AM, use wouldn't touch something with a ten-foot pole

ba r graph (bar graphs ) N‑COUNT A bar graph is the same as a bar chart . [AM ]

bari|tone /bæ r I toʊn/ (baritones ) N‑COUNT In music, a baritone is a man with a fairly deep singing voice that is lower than that of a tenor but higher than that of a bass.

bar|ium /beə riəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Barium is a soft, silvery-white metal.

bark /bɑː ^r k/ (barks , barking , barked )

1 VERB When a dog barks , it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times. □ [V ] Don't let the dogs bark. □ [V + at ] A small dog barked at a seagull he was chasing. ● N‑COUNT Bark is also a noun. □  The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks.

2 VERB If you bark at someone, you shout at them aggressively in a loud, rough voice. □ [V + at ] I didn't mean to bark at you. □ [V n] A policeman held his gun in both hands and barked an order. [Also V with quote]

3 N‑UNCOUNT Bark is the tough material that covers the outside of a tree.

4 PHRASE If you say that someone's bark is worse than their bite , you mean that they seem much more unpleasant or hostile than they really are. [INFORMAL ] □  She can be a bit tetchy but her bark is worse than her bite.

5to be barking up the wrong tree → see tree

bar|keep|er /bɑː ^r kiːpə ^r / (barkeepers ) N‑COUNT A barkeeper is someone who serves drinks behind a bar. [AM ]

ba rk|ing ma d ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you say that someone is barking mad , you mean that they are insane or are acting very strangely. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  The builder looked at me as though I was barking mad.

bar|ley /bɑː ^r li/ N‑UNCOUNT Barley is a grain that is used to make food, beer, and whisky. □  …fields of ripening wheat and barley.

ba r|ley sug|ar N‑UNCOUNT Barley sugar is a sweet made from boiled sugar.

ba r|ley wa|ter N‑UNCOUNT Barley water is a drink made from barley. It is sometimes flavoured with orange or lemon.

bar|maid /bɑː ^r me I d/ (barmaids ) N‑COUNT A barmaid is a woman who serves drinks behind a bar. [mainly BRIT ] in AM, use bartender

bar|man /bɑː ^r mən/ (barmen ) N‑COUNT A barman is a man who serves drinks behind a bar. [mainly BRIT ] in AM, use bartender

bar mitz|vah /bɑː ^r m I tsvə/ (bar mitzvahs ) N‑COUNT A bar mitzvah is a ceremony that takes place on the thirteenth birthday of a Jewish boy, after which he is regarded as an adult.

bar|my /bɑː ^r mi/ (barmier , barmiest ) ADJ If you say that someone or something is barmy , you mean that they are slightly crazy or very foolish. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  …a barmy idea.

barn /bɑː ^r n/ (barns ) N‑COUNT A barn is a building on a farm in which crops or animal food can be kept.

bar|na|cle /bɑː ^r n I k ^ə l/ (barnacles ) N‑COUNT Barnacles are small shellfish that fix themselves tightly to rocks and the bottoms of boats.

ba rn dance (barn dances ) N‑COUNT A barn dance is a social event people go to for country dancing.