Definition of ban

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  • ban is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
  • ban is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
  • ban is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of ban

  • forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. censor
  • ban from a place of residence, as for punishment (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. banish
  • an official prohibition or edict against something (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. banning
    2. forbiddance
    3. forbidding
  • a decree that prohibits something (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. prohibition
    2. proscription
  • a bachelor's degree in nursing (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bachelor of arts in nursing
  • expel from a community or group (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. banish
    2. blackball
    3. cast out
    4. ostracise
    5. ostracize
    6. shun
  • 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova (noun)
  • 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania (noun)
  • prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure (verb)

    Examples

    1. Smoking is banned in this building

See definition of ban in Merriam Webster