ban
noun
1. a decree that prohibits something
Similar word(s): prohibition, proscription
Definition categories: communication, decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
2. an official prohibition or edict against something
Similar word(s): banning, forbiddance, forbidding
Definition categories: communication, prohibition
Sentences with ban as a noun:
- I proposed a ban on on all violence in my school.
verb
1. forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
Similar word(s): censor
Definition categories: social, criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw
2. prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure
- Smoking is banned in this building
Definition categories: communication, disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto
3. ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
Similar word(s): banish
Definition categories: social, expel
4. expel from a community or group
Similar word(s): banish, blackball, ostracise, ostracize, shun
Definition categories: social, expel
Sentences with ban as a verb:
- Bare feet are banned in this establishment.