[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crossbar/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) / crossbar

# crossbar

noun (a crossbar, crossbars)

«crossbar» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossbar/#m1)
2. A crossbar is also the bar between the seat and the handlebars of a bicycle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossbar/#m2)
3. In sports like the high jump or pole vault, the crossbar is the bar the jumper must go over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossbar/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossbar/#x1)
- She jumped cleanly over the crossbar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossbar/#x2)
- His shot went over the crossbar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossbar/#x3)
- My bike has a low crossbar so I can get on easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossbar/#x4)
- Never give a friend a ride on your crossbar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossbar/#x5)
- The rugby ball must go over the crossbar to score. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossbar/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «crossbar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossbar/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«crossbar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crossbar.html) on Mova free.