Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crossbar

/ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: cross-bar
IPA: /ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor.

noun

The top of the goal structure.

noun

The top tube of a bicycle frame.

verb

To mark with a pattern of transverse bars.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The effervescent Suarez then went close again as he worked space for a shot after a mazy run but could not keep his close-range shot below the crossbar."

Etymology

From Middle English crose bar, equivalent to cross- + bar.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: crose bar

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

crossbars (plural) crossbars (present, singular) crossbarring (participle, present) crossbarred (participle, past) crossbarred (past)

Phrases

crossbar hotel crossbar shot crossbar switch

Synonyms

stock bar

Questions

How do you pronounce crossbar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/.
What does crossbar mean?: Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor.
Where does crossbar come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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