ALL meanings of barre
bar·ré
B b - noun barre a rail at hip height used for ballet practice and leg exercises 3
- noun barre the act of laying the index finger over some or all of the strings of a guitar, lute, or similar instrument, so that the pitch of each stopped string is simultaneously raised 3
- noun barre the playing of chords in this manner 3
- verb barre to execute (chords) in this manner 3
- adverb barre by using the barré 3
- noun barre a horizontal handrail held onto while doing ballet exercises 3
- noun barre handrail used by a dancer 1
- noun barre A horizontal bar at waist level on which ballet dancers rest a hand for support during exercises. 1
- noun barre Textiles. a pattern of stripes or bands of color extending across the warp in woven and knitted fabrics. 1
- noun barre Textiles. a streak in the filling direction when one or more picks are of a color different from that of adjacent picks. 1
- noun barre Music. a technique of playing a chord on a stringed instrument by laying a finger across the strings at a particular fret, raising their pitch. 1
- noun barre (ballet) A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises. 0