The many meanings of 'bar'

[occam]

I shouldn't have been surprised, but I was taken aback by the many
dictionary definitions of the word 'bar'.

Counting the sub-defintions:
Noun (25 + 1); Verb (9); Preposition (1); Abbreviation (4); Misc others (2)


https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bar

Challenge: Words with meanings greater than > (26+9+1+4+2)

[jerryfriedman]

Post by occam
I shouldn't have been surprised, but I was taken aback by the many
dictionary definitions of the word 'bar'.
Noun (25 + 1); Verb (9); Preposition (1); Abbreviation (4); Misc others (2)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bar
Challenge: Words with meanings greater than > (26+9+1+4+2)

"Set" and "run" are often suggested. In M-W, "set" has

25 transitive verb

11 intransitive verb

24 noun

7 adjective

That's just the numbered definitions, without "a" and "b".

--
Jerry Friedman

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[occam]

Post by jerryfriedman

Post by occam
I shouldn't have been surprised, but I was taken aback by the many
dictionary definitions of the word 'bar'.
Noun (25 + 1); Verb (9); Preposition (1); Abbreviation (4); Misc others (2)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bar
Challenge:  Words with meanings greater than > (26+9+1+4+2)

"Set" and "run" are often suggested. In M-W, "set" has
25 transitive verb
11 intransitive verb
24 noun
7 adjective
That's just the numbered definitions, without "a" and "b".

Wow! That's game, set and match. <chapeau!>