 barrel |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (arms) a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired | |
| Synonyms: | gun_barrel | |
| Related terms: | tube gun | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a cylindrical container that holds liquids | |
| Synonyms: | cask | |
| Related terms: | vessel tun butt beer_barrel wine_cask keg pickle_barrel shook hogshead hoop tap stave bung breech | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends | |
| Synonyms: | drum | |
| Related terms: | cylinder | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold | |
| Synonyms: | barrelful | |
| Related terms: | containerful | |
| 5. | [ verb ] put in barrels | |
| Related terms: | situate put | |
| 6. | [ noun ] any of various units of capacity | |
| Synonyms: | bbl | |
| Examples: | "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" |
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| Related terms: | British_capacity_unit United_States_liquid_unit hogshead gallon gallon | |
| Similar spelling: |
Barrell barely Barela Barella Baril Barlow barley Barile Barlowe barilla Burrell |
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