barring
1barring — late 14c., act of fastening with a bar, see BAR (Cf. bar) (1). Meaning exclusion is from 1630s. As a preposition, excepting, excluding, it is from late 15c. Schoolhouse prank of barring out the teacher was in use before 1728 …
2barring — [bär′iŋ] prep. unless there should be; excepting [barring rain, we leave tonight] …
3barring — ar ring n. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto. Syn: blackball. [WordNet 1.5] …
4Barring — can refer to: *the act of adding bars to a piece of music. *adding strips of wood to a string instrument to reinforce it, as in the bass bar and ribs. *a left hand technique used by string players, see Barre chord …
5Barring — Barring, Decksbalkengerüst zwischen Fock und Großmast zur Ausstellung größerer Boote und zur Aufbewahrung von Rundhölzern. Auf kleinem Schiff ist sie zuweilen mit dem Barringsdeck gedeckt …
6Barring — Barring, auf Schiffen Träger oder Balken, auf denen die Reserverundhölzer und Spieren verstaut werden; auch werden auf denselben in Klampen häufig Beiboote aufgeteilt. T. Schwarz …
7barring — index deterrent, estoppel, save Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8barring — [adj] except for apart from, aside from, bar, but for, discounting, excepting, excluding, other than, outside of, save for, short of, with the exception of; concept 25 …
9barring — ► PREPOSITION ▪ except for; if not for …
10barring — bar, barring 1. Bar, used as a slightly formal preposition meaning ‘except’, has been in use since the 18c. In current use it is often followed by a number (or none): • My sister in law for whom I probably care more than I care for anyone in the… …
