barred

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/

verb

  1. To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).

    "Our way was barred by a huge rockfall."

  2. To prohibit.

    "I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred."

  3. To lock or bolt with a bar.

    "bar the door"

  4. To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.

Synonyms: block, hinder, obstruct, ban, interdict, prohibit

adjective

  1. Having bars; striped.

  2. Prevented, either by a physical barrier or by conditions.

    "He is barred by term limits from running for a third term in office."