crossbar

«crossbar» in Mova's school dictionary: a bar that goes across between two upright posts, such as… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a crossbar, crossbars)

meaning for a pupil

1) A crossbar is a bar that goes across between two upright posts, such as the top bar of a goal in football or hockey. tree →

2) A crossbar is also the bar between the seat and the handlebars of a bicycle. tree →

3) In sports like the high jump or pole vault, the crossbar is the bar the jumper must go over. tree →

sense in the lessons

In sport the ball «hits the crossbar» when it nearly goes in. In PE the high jump bar is the crossbar. On bikes children sometimes ride on a friend's crossbar, which is not safe. Phrases: hit the crossbar, over the crossbar, off the crossbar.

examples

• The ball hit the crossbar and bounced out. tree →
• She jumped cleanly over the crossbar. tree →
• His shot went over the crossbar. tree →
• My bike has a low crossbar so I can get on easily. tree →
• Never give a friend a ride on your crossbar. tree →
• The rugby ball must go over the crossbar to score. tree →

note

Countable: a crossbar, crossbars. One word. Not the same as a «post» (the upright sides of a goal).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «crossbar» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.