HyperDic: barring

English > 1 sense of the word *barring*:
NOUN	act	barring, blackball	the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

barring > pronunciation
Sounds	baa'rihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *barring*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto.
Synonym	blackball
Broader	ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance	The act of forcing out someone or something