noun
Meaning 1
The large door of a barn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
barn door
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noun
Meaning 2
Something large enough that a miss ought to be impossible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
Examples
- Buying a barn door won't help your tennis game.
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noun
Meaning 3
A player who blocks every ball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 4
The groin area of a pair of pants, especially in reference to a fly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, humorous
Examples
- Somebody forgot to close his barn door again!
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noun
Meaning 5
An off-balance pivot on two points of contact.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
Meaning 6
To apply or adjust the barn doors as part of lighting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 7
the large sliding door of a barn
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sliding door
History
Etymology
From barn + door.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ladonovi — door of a barn
- German: Scheunentor — door of a barn
- Polish: drzwi stodoły — door of a barn