barn door

1. The large door of a barn.

   Scheunentor

   the large sliding door of a barn

2. (humorous)Something large enough that a miss ought to be impossible.

   Buying a barn door won't help your tennis game.

3. A player who blocks every ball.

4. (euphemistic, humorous)The groin area of a pair of pants, especially in reference to a fly.

   Somebody forgot to close his barn door again!

5. An off-balance pivot on two points of contact.

1. Tom put a padlock on the barn door.

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2. Tom put a padlock on his barn door.

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3. It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse is gone.

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4. It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse is out.

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5. It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse has escaped.

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