Barrel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A large cylindrical container, usually made of staves bound together with hoops, with a flat top and bottom of equal diameter.
  • n. The quantity that a barrel with a given or standard capacity will hold.
  • n. Any of various units of volume or capacity. In the U.S. Customary System it varies, as a liquid measure, from 31 to 42 gallons (120 to 159 liters) as established by law or usage. See Table at measurement.
  • n. The cylindrical part or hollow shaft of any of various mechanisms, as:
  • n. The metal, cylindrical part of a firearm through which the bullet travels.
  • n. A cylinder that contains a movable piston.
  • n. The drum of a capstan.
  • n. The cylinder within the mechanism of a timepiece that contains the mainspring.
  • n. The trunk of a quadruped animal, such as a horse or cow.
  • n. Informal A large quantity: a barrel of fun.
  • n. Slang An act or instance of moving rapidly, often recklessly, in a motor vehicle.
  • adj. Likened to a barrel, as in shape: a barrel chest; barrel hips.
  • v. To put or pack in a barrel.
  • verb-intransitive. Slang To move at a high speed or rate of progress: "That the European Union barreled ahead was not surprising” ( Richard W. Stevenson).
  • idiom. barrel Granting, giving, or requesting no credit: paid cash on the barrel for the car.
  • idiom. over a barrel In a very awkward position from which extrication is difficult: During the negotiations the opposing faction had us over a barrel.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
  • n. The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.
  • n. A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case;
  • n. A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
  • n. A tube.
  • n. The hollow basal part of a feather.
  • n. The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and looks rather like a barrel (1).
  • n. A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.
  • n. A waste receptacle.
  • n. The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.
  • v. To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
  • v. To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
  • n. The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 311/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds.
  • n. A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case.
  • n. A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
  • n. A jar.
  • n. The hollow basal part of a feather.
  • v. To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A vessel or cask of a cylindrical form, generally bulging in the middle, usually made of wooden staves bound together with hoops, and having flat parallel heads.
  • n. As a measure of capacity, the quantity of anything, liquid or solid, which a barrel should contain.
  • n. The contents of a barrel: sometimes, like bottle, used to signify intoxicating drink.
  • n. The money (especially when the sum is large) supplied by a candidate in a political campaign, for campaign expenses, but especially for corrupt purposes: hence, a barrel campaign is one in which money is lavishly employed to bribe voters: in this sense often written and pronounced bar'l (bärl), in humorous imitation of vulgar speech.
  • n. Anything resembling a barrel; a drum or cylinder.
  • To put or pack in a barrel or barrels: as, to barrel beef, pork, or fish.
  • n. In mining, a vessel by which water is lifted by engine or windlass from a sinking-shaft.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
  • n. any of various units of capacity
  • n. a cylindrical container that holds liquids
  • v. put in barrels
  • n. the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
  • n. a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
    • Antonym
    drum   
    Verb Form
    barreled    barreling    barrell    barrelled    barrelling    barrels   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    tube    tubing    united states liquid unit    imperial capacity unit    british capacity unit    position    pose    put    set    lay   
    Variant
    barrelling    barrelled   
    Form
    barreled    barrelled    barreling    barrelling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    jar   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Beryl    Carol    Carole    Carrel    Carrol    Carroll    Cheryl    Darrell    Darryl    Daryl   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cylinder    box    bottle    gun    bolt    jar    pot    container    tank    pipe   
     
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