The Clue
Disallowed (6 letter answer)
The Answer
BARRED
Tags
Notes
The answer BARRED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
Related Clues
Excluded
Forbidden
Striped
Like jail cells
Like a prison window
Definition
BAR as a verb:
1. (bar, debar, exclude) = prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
2. (barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar) = render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
3. (banish, relegate, bar) = expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
4. secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"
BARRED as an adjective:
1. (barred, bolted, fast, latched, locked, secured) = firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"
2. (barricaded, barred, blockaded) = preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor"