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Barrel
/ˈbæɹəl/
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.
📖 Definitions of "Barrel"
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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.
"a cracker barrel"
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The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
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A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
"the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled."
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A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
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To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
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To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
"He came barrelling around the corner and I almost hit him."
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