energy bar

noun

A supplemental food in bar form, containing cereals or other high-energy foods.

Meanings

nounenergy bar (plural energy bars)

plural energy bars

  1. A supplemental food in bar form, containing cereals or other high-energy foods.
    1 more example

    I'm convinced that the nut's very nutritiousness is to blame for the dish's poor reputation. They're so dense that a loaf made primarily from nuts would be more suitable for slicing into energy bars and selling to mountaineering supply shops - hence the main bulk of a nut roast is generally some form of carbohydrate, intended to lighten the load.

    2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian

    Synonyms: breakfast bar

  2. video gamesA bar indicating the proportion of a character's energy that still remains.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA supplemental food in bar form, containing cereals or other high-energy foods.

Translations

Bulgarian енергиен бар, енергийно блокче
  • енергиен бар (energien bar)a supplemental food in bar form
  • енергийно блокче (energijno blokče)a supplemental food in bar form
Chinese Mandarin 能量棒
  • 能量棒 (néngliàngbàng)a supplemental food in bar form
Finnish energiapatukka, energiapalkki
  • energiapatukkaa supplemental food in bar form
  • energiapalkkia bar indicating the proportion of energy
French barre énergétique
  • barre énergétiquea supplemental food in bar form
German Energie-Riegel, Power-Snack
  • Energie-Riegela supplemental food in bar form
  • Power-Snacka supplemental food in bar form
Hungarian energiaszelet
  • energiaszeleta supplemental food in bar form
Icelandic orkustöng, orkustykki
  • orkustönga supplemental food in bar form
  • orkustykkia supplemental food in bar form
Japanese エナジーバー, エネルギーバー
  • エナジーバー (enajī bā)a supplemental food in bar form
  • エネルギーバー (enerugī bā)a supplemental food in bar form
  • エナジーバー (enajī bā)a bar indicating the proportion of energy
  • エネルギーバー (enerugī bā)a bar indicating the proportion of energy
Korean 에너지바, 에너지바
  • 에너지바 (eneojiba)a supplemental food in bar form
  • 에너지바 (eneojiba)a bar indicating the proportion of energy
Polish baton energetyczny, pasek energii
  • baton energetycznya supplemental food in bar form
  • pasek energiia bar indicating the proportion of energy
Swedish energibar
  • energibara supplemental food in bar form
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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