monkey bars

ˈmʌŋki bɑrz

Definition of monkey bars - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

playground equipment

playground bars for climbing or swinging by the arms

The children played on the monkey bars after school.
Children love to climb on the monkey bars during recess.
She fell off the monkey bars and scraped her knee.

climbing frame

jungle gym

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Images of monkey bars

playground bars for climbing or swinging by the arms

Expressions with monkey

monkey about

engage in playful or aimless activity

The kids love to monkey about in the garden.

monkey around

act in a playful, silly, or mischievous way

The kids monkey around in the backyard every afternoon.

monkey business

mischievous or playful activity that wastes time

The kids were up to some monkey business in the backyard.

monkey suit

man's formal evening suit like a tuxedo

He looked sharp in his monkey suit at the gala.

cheeky monkey

impudent person, usually a child, in a playful way

Look at that cheeky monkey climbing the tree!

make a monkey out of

cause someone to look silly or foolish

He made a monkey out of me in front of everyone.

Expressions with bars

behind bars

adj.

in jail or prison

The notorious criminal is finally behind bars.

put behind bars

confine someone in prison

The judge decided to put him behind bars for his crimes.

jail bars

metal rods in a jail cell stopping people from leaving

He gripped the jail bars and shouted for help.

wall bars

exercise equipment with horizontal bars on a wall

The gymnast practiced her routine on the wall bars.

bend the bars

break free from confinement or control

He managed to bend the bars and escape.

opening bars

first few measures in a piece of music

The opening bars set the mood for the whole song.

parallel bars

gymnastics event with routines on two horizontal bars

He won a gold medal in parallel bars.

uneven bars

gymnastics equipment with two bars at different heights

She practiced her routine on the uneven bars.

asymmetric bars

gymnastic equipment with two bars at different heights

She excelled on the asymmetric bars during the competition.

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French:barres de singe, ...
German:Klettergerüst, ...
Italian:spalliera, ...
Spanish:barras para trepar, ...
Portuguese:barras de trepar, ...
Chinese:单杠, ...
Japanese:うんてい, ...
Arabic:قَضْبان التَسَلُّق, ...
Hebrew:סֻלָּם קוֹפִים, ...
Russian:рукоход, ...
Ukrainian:рукохід, ...
Hindi:मंकी बार, ...
Bengali:ঝুলবার, ...
Catalan:barres d'escalada, ...
Czech:prolézačka, ...
Danish:klatrestativ, ...
Dutch:klimrek, ...
Greek:μονόζυγα παιδικής χαράς, ...
Hungarian:mászóka, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍បារសម្រាប់ឡើងលេង, ...
Korean:철봉, ...
Persian:میله‌های بارفیکس, ...
Polish:małpi gaj, ...
Portuguese (BR):barras de macaco, ...
Romanian:bare de leagăn, ...
Swedish:klätterställning, ...
Thai:บาร์โหน, ...
Turkish:maymun barı, ...
Vietnamese:xà khỉ, ...

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