bar down

verb

To loosen mined ore in a cart using a bar in order to enable it to move through a chute.

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Meanings

verbbar down (third-person singular simple present bars down, present participle barring down, simple past and past participle barred down)

present singular third person bars down · participle present barring down · participle past barred down · past barred down

  1. businessTo loosen mined ore in a cart using a bar in order to enable it to move through a chute.
  2. businessTo remove or pat down loose debris.
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APA

bar down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bar%20down

MLA

“bar down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bar%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bar down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bar%20down.

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