Definition of barly
1. barrel [ n ] a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
Used in print:(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)
From his shoulder_bag peeked the seven inch barrel of a Luger .
Synonyms barrel gun_barrel Related Terms tube gun2. barrel [ n ] a cylindrical container that holds liquids
Used in print:(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)
Standing in the shelter of the tent - a rejected hospital tent on which the rain now dripped , no_longer drumming - Adam watched his own hands touch the objects on the improvised counter of boards laid across two beef barrels .
The chimney of the hut across from him was surmounted by a beef barrel with ends knocked_out .
Synonyms barrel cask Related Terms vessel tun butt beer_barrel wine_cask keg pickle_barrel shook hogshead hoop tap stave bung breech3. barrel [ n ] a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
Used in print:(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)
Hastening to the attic , the temperature of_which was easily hotter than the Gold_Coast , you proceeded to mask the windows with a fancy wool coverlet , some khaki pants , and the_like , and to ransack the innumerable boxes and barrels stored there .
Synonyms barrel drum Related Terms cylinder4. barrel [ n ] the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
Synonyms barrelful barrel Related Terms containerful5. barrel [ v ] put in barrels
Synonyms barrel Related Terms situate put6. barrel [ n ] any of various units of capacity
Examples:
"a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"
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