barrel

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noun

bar·rel ˈber-əl How to pronounce barrel (audio)

ˈba-rəl

: a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter

: the amount contained in a barrel

especially : the amount (such as 31 gallons of fermented beverage or 42 gallons of petroleum) fixed for a certain commodity used as a unit of measure

: a great quantity

: a drum or cylindrical part: such as

: the discharging tube of a gun

: the part of a fountain pen or of a pencil containing the ink or lead

: a cylindrical or tapering housing containing the optical components of a photographic-lens system and the iris diaphragm

: the fuel outlet from the carburetor on a gasoline engine

: the flat, cylindrical metal box that encloses the mainspring of a timepiece

: the trunk of a quadruped

barreled

ˈber-əld

ˈba-rəld

adjective

barrel

2 of 2

verb

barreled or barrelled; barreling or barrelling

transitive verb

: to put or pack in a barrel

intransitive verb

: to move at a high speed or without hesitation

Synonyms

Noun

abundance
basketful
boatload
bucket
bunch
bundle
bushel
carload
chunk
deal
dozen
fistful
gobs
good deal
heap
hundred
lashings [chiefly British]
lashins
loads
lot
mass
mess
mountain
much
multiplicity
myriad
oodles
pack
passel
peck
pile
plateful
plenitude
plentitude
plenty
pot
potful
profusion
quantity
raft
reams
scads
sheaf
shipload
sight
slew
spate
stack
store
ton
truckload
volume
wad
wealth
yard

Verb

belt
blast
blaze
blow
bolt
bomb [slang]
bowl
breeze
bundle
bustle
buzz
cannonball
careen
career
chase
course
crack (on)
dash
drive
fly
hare
hasten
hie
highball
hotfoot (it)
hump
hurl
hurry
hurtle
hustle
jet
jump
motor
nip
pelt
race
ram
rip
rocket
run
rush
rustle
scoot
scurry
scuttle
shoot
speed
step
tear
travel
trot
whirl
whisk
zip
zoom

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Example Sentences

Noun Oak barrels are used for aging the wine. The price of oil is over 30 dollars a barrel. They drank a whole barrel of beer. the barrel of a gun Verb The truck went barreling down Main Street. She came running out of her office and went barreling past us down the hall. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

On May 1, a man’s remains were discovered in a barrel at Hemenway Harbor, according to the coroner’s office.

Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 The first set of human remains, a shooting victim stuffed in a barrel in the 1970s or 1980s, was found on May 1.

Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 The remains, found May 7 at Callville Bay, on the Nevada side of the lake, are one of several that have been uncovered in the lake since May 1, when human remains were found in a barrel.

Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2022 On May 1, the body of someone police think was fatally shot in the 1970s or ’80s was found in a barrel.

Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2022 The body of a man who had been shot and stored in a barrel between the 1970s and 1980s has been speculated to have been linked to a mob hit.

Carlie Porterfield, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 The human remains discovered at the site include a body in a barrel, according to the National Park Service.

Kevin Simauchi, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022 The human remains discovered at the site include a body in a barrel, according to the US National Park Service.

Kevin Simauchi, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 Why drive all the way out and put somebody in a barrel?

CBS News, 12 Aug. 2022

Verb

Metro Detroiters are in for a scorching hot, muggy day Wednesday before strong storms barrel through the region in the afternoon and evening.

Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2022 Where her husband was brash and often uncouth, Ms. Trump came across to the city’s moneyed elite as charming and sophisticated, opening doors to rarefied social circles that Mr. Trump could then barrel through.

New York Times, 14 July 2022 Some craft distilleries invite their customers to help distill, blend, and bottle the merchandise, or barrel it to age at home.

Jon Marcus, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022 Inflation makes the economy barrel forward at full speed, sometimes uncontrollably, leading to price surges and a higher cost of living for the average consumer.

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 June 2022 Juneau’s Amalga Distillery ages its whiskey in big barrels that are rolled down the street so that Barnaby and Devils Club Brewing can barrel-age its beer.

Juliet Eilperin, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Jan. 2022 That’s when Antica Terra founder/winemaker Maggie Harrison gets behind the bar —or barrel in this case — to pour world-class wines made by other winemakers.

Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 18 June 2022 His patience, his contact rate, and his ability to barrel the ball were very obvious skills that have been refined with experience.

Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 5 May 2022 To hop aboard the raw denim train, scroll on to discover 23 pairs, from slim-fit and cropped to barrel and straight legs.

Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2021 See More

单词	barrel
释义	barrel 1 of 2 noun bar·rel ˈber-əl ˈba-rəl 1 : a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter 2 a : the amount contained in a barrel especially : the amount (such as 31 gallons of fermented beverage or 42 gallons of petroleum) fixed for a certain commodity used as a unit of measure b : a great quantity 3 : a drum or cylindrical part: such as a : the discharging tube of a gun b : the part of a fountain pen or of a pencil containing the ink or lead c : a cylindrical or tapering housing containing the optical components of a photographic-lens system and the iris diaphragm d : the fuel outlet from the carburetor on a gasoline engine e : the flat, cylindrical metal box that encloses the mainspring of a timepiece 4 : the trunk of a quadruped barreled ˈber-əld ˈba-rəld adjective barrel 2 of 2 verb barreled or barrelled; barreling or barrelling transitive verb : to put or pack in a barrel intransitive verb : to move at a high speed or without hesitation Phrases on the barrel : asking for or granting no credit over a barrel : at a disadvantage : in an awkward position Synonyms Noun abundance basketful boatload bucket bunch bundle bushel carload chunk deal dozen fistful gobs good deal heap hundred lashings [chiefly British] lashins loads lot mass mess mountain much multiplicity myriad oodles pack passel peck pile plateful plenitude plentitude plenty pot potful profusion quantity raft reams scads sheaf shipload sight slew spate stack store ton truckload volume wad wealth yard Verb belt blast blaze blow bolt bomb [slang] bowl breeze bundle bustle buzz cannonball careen career chase course crack (on) dash drive fly hare hasten hie highball hotfoot (it) hump hurl hurry hurtle hustle jet jump motor nip pelt race ram rip rocket run rush rustle scoot scurry scuttle shoot speed step tear travel trot whirl whisk zip zoom See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun Oak barrels are used for aging the wine. The price of oil is over 30 dollars a barrel. They drank a whole barrel of beer. the barrel of a gun Verb The truck went barreling down Main Street. She came running out of her office and went barreling past us down the hall. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun On May 1, a man’s remains were discovered in a barrel at Hemenway Harbor, according to the coroner’s office. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 The first set of human remains, a shooting victim stuffed in a barrel in the 1970s or 1980s, was found on May 1. Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 The remains, found May 7 at Callville Bay, on the Nevada side of the lake, are one of several that have been uncovered in the lake since May 1, when human remains were found in a barrel. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2022 On May 1, the body of someone police think was fatally shot in the 1970s or ’80s was found in a barrel. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2022 The body of a man who had been shot and stored in a barrel between the 1970s and 1980s has been speculated to have been linked to a mob hit. Carlie Porterfield, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 The human remains discovered at the site include a body in a barrel, according to the National Park Service. Kevin Simauchi, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022 The human remains discovered at the site include a body in a barrel, according to the US National Park Service. Kevin Simauchi, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 Why drive all the way out and put somebody in a barrel? CBS News, 12 Aug. 2022 Verb Metro Detroiters are in for a scorching hot, muggy day Wednesday before strong storms barrel through the region in the afternoon and evening. Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2022 Where her husband was brash and often uncouth, Ms. Trump came across to the city’s moneyed elite as charming and sophisticated, opening doors to rarefied social circles that Mr. Trump could then barrel through. New York Times, 14 July 2022 Some craft distilleries invite their customers to help distill, blend, and bottle the merchandise, or barrel it to age at home. Jon Marcus, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022 Inflation makes the economy barrel forward at full speed, sometimes uncontrollably, leading to price surges and a higher cost of living for the average consumer. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 June 2022 Juneau’s Amalga Distillery ages its whiskey in big barrels that are rolled down the street so that Barnaby and Devils Club Brewing can barrel-age its beer. Juliet Eilperin, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Jan. 2022 That’s when Antica Terra founder/winemaker Maggie Harrison gets behind the bar —or barrel in this case — to pour world-class wines made by other winemakers. Michael Alberty \| For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 18 June 2022 His patience, his contact rate, and his ability to barrel the ball were very obvious skills that have been refined with experience. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 5 May 2022 To hop aboard the raw denim train, scroll on to discover 23 pairs, from slim-fit and cropped to barrel and straight legs. Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English barayl, barel, borrowed from Anglo-French barel, baril (continental Old French barril), going back to Gallo-Romance barrīculus, probably diminutive of barrīca "cask, barrel" — more at barricade entry 2 Verb verbal derivative of barrel entry 1 First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Phrases Containing barrel a barrel of laughs barrel organ barrel racing barrel cuff barrel cactus pork barrel over a barrel more fun than a barrel (full) of monkeys lock, stock, and barrel cracker-barrel barrel roll the bottom of the barrel double-barrel barrel vault tumbling barrel barrel-chested on the barrel See More a barrel of laughs barrel organ barrel racing barrel cuff barrel cactus pork barrel over a barrel more fun than a barrel (full) of monkeys lock, stock, and barrel cracker-barrel barrel roll the bottom of the barrel double-barrel barrel vault tumbling barrel barrel-chested on the barrel See More Kids Definition barrel 1 of 2 noun bar·rel ˈber-əl 1 : a round container often with curved sides that is longer than it is wide and has flat ends 2 : the amount contained in a full barrel a barrel of water 3 : something shaped like a cylinder the barrel of a gun barrel 2 of 2 verb barreled or barrelled; barreling or barrelling : to move at a high speed barrel 1 of 2 noun 1 as in ton a considerable amount a visit to an amusement park should be a barrel of laughs Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ton loads dozen deal hundred chunk plenty pile slew quantity bunch raft bucket bushel stack bundle lot yard wealth pot abundance volume peck wad truckload mountain much sheaf heap basketful gobs fistful pack mass shipload boatload mess potful carload good deal sight reams store myriad multiplicity surplus spate lashings plenitude oodles plateful profusion lashins scads passel all kinds (of) million thousands quite a bit flood plentitude score sea excess plague oversupply trillion epidemic bonanza rash overflow overabundance overkill horde press multitude embarrassment overage crush swarm deluge surfeit crowd plethora superabundance army host herd flock superfluity bevy cram redundancy mob overmuch throng zillion drove legion gazillion jillion kazillion Antonyms & Near Antonyms grain ounce spot dram shade molecule strain atom taste shadow fragment bit touch peanuts ray pinch dot particle handful streak mouthful speck scrap mite pittance hint trace suspicion granule lick sprinkling dab ace glimmer nip shot tad drop whit portion mote crumb sprinkle section piece dash scruple shred nubbin modicum smidge iota little tittle driblet smidgeon jot fleck scintilla smattering smidgen smidgin morsel shortage flyspeck poverty scarcity absence deficit lack famine smatter deficiency want paucity dearth inadequacy insufficiency undersupply scantness scarceness scantiness skimpiness meagerness See More 2 as in drum a metal container in the shape of a cylinder a trash barrel Synonyms & Similar Words drum bucket tin canister can cannister pail cannikin tin can 3 as in pipe an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages barrels of fine wine aging in the winery's cellar Synonyms & Similar Words pipe cask keg drum tun hogshead tub firkin puncheon butt vat rundlet kilderkin runlet cistern scuttlebutt can barrel 2 of 2 verb as in to speed to proceed or move quickly faced with a firm deadline, we barreled through the project at a furious pace Synonyms & Similar Words speed race zip trot travel rush hurry fly drive bolt scurry jump dart bowl chase scoot blow run ram buzz dash shoot scuttle blast step motor cannonball zoom belt rocket tear jet course hump rip pelt breeze bundle bomb hare whirl highball jog career hie blaze whisk hurl hustle bustle rustle beat it hurtle gallop nip careen hasten crack (on) shake a leg step on it make tracks hotfoot (it) beetle sprint get a move on stampede streak scuffle scud flit arrow scamper step out accelerate whiz catch up outrun overtake quicken outpace whizz beeline outstrip fast-forward Antonyms & Near Antonyms drag creep poke crawl lag poke linger hang (around or out) tarry lumber stroll shuffle saunter amble dawdle slow (down or up) decelerate loiter plod dillydally dally See More
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barrel

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