barrel

bar·rel

B0088200 (băr′əl)n.1. A large cylindrical container, usually made of staves bound together with hoops, with a flat top and bottom of equal diameter.2. The quantity that a barrel with a given or standard capacity will hold.3. Abbr. bar. or bbl. or bl. Any of various units of volume or capacity. In the US Customary System it varies, as a liquid measure, from 31 to 42 gallons (117 to 159 liters) as established by law or usage.4. A cylindrical or hollow part, especially:a. The thicker portion of a baseball bat, from which the most powerful hits are struck.b. The cylindrical part of a firearm through which the bullet travels.c. A cylinder that contains a movable piston.d. The drum of a capstan.e. The cylinder within the mechanism of a timepiece that contains the mainspring.5. The trunk of a quadruped animal, such as a horse or cow.6. The tubular space inside a wave when it is breaking.7. Informal A large quantity: a barrel of fun.8. Slang An act or instance of moving rapidly, often recklessly, in a motor vehicle.adj. Resembling or similar to a barrel, as in shape: a barrel chest; barrel hips.v. bar·reled, bar·rel·ing, bar·rels or bar·relled or bar·rel·ling v.tr. To put or pack in a barrel.v.intr. Informal To move or progress rapidly: "That the European Union barreled ahead was not surprising" (Richard W. Stevenson).Idioms: on the barrel/barrelhead Granting, giving, or requesting no credit: paid cash on the barrel for the car. over a barrel In a very awkward position from which extrication is difficult: During the negotiations the opposing faction had us over a barrel.

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[Middle English barel, from Old French baril.]

barrel

(ˈbærəl) n1. a cylindrical container usually bulging outwards in the middle and held together by metal hoops; cask2. Also called: barrelful the amount that a barrel can hold3. (Units) a unit of capacity used in brewing, equal to 36 Imperial gallons4. (Units) a unit of capacity used in the oil and other industries, normally equal to 42 US gallons or 35 Imperial gallons5. a thing or part shaped like a barrel, esp a tubular part of a machine6. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the tube through which the projectile of a firearm is discharged7. (Horology) horology the cylindrical drum in a watch or clock that is rotated by the mainspring8. (Zoology) the trunk of a four-legged animal: the barrel of a horse. 9. (Zoology) the quill of a feather10. informal a large measure; a great deal (esp in the phrases barrel of fun, barrel of laughs)11. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) informal Austral the hollow inner side of a wave12. over a barrel informal powerless13. scrape the barrel informal to be forced to use one's last and weakest resourcevb, -rels, -relling or -relled, -rels, -reling or -reled14. (tr) to put into a barrel or barrels15. (intr; foll by along, in, etc) informal (intr) to travel or move very fast16. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) informal Austral to ride on the inside of a wave[C14: from Old French baril perhaps from barre bar¹]

bar•rel

(ˈbær əl)

n., v. -reled, -rel•ing (esp. Brit.) -relled, -rel•ling. n. 1. a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends. 2. a standard quantity that such a vessel can hold, as, in the U.S., 31.5 gallons of liquid or 105 dry quarts of fruits or vegetables. 3. any large quantity: a barrel of fun. 4. any container, case, or part similar to a wooden barrel. 5. the tubelike part of a gun from which the projectile emerges. 6. the cylindrical case in a watch or clock within which the mainspring is coiled. 7. the trunk of a quadruped, esp. of a horse or cow. 8. Also called throat. a passageway in a carburetor that has the shape of a Venturi tube. v.t. 9. to put or pack in a barrel or barrels. 10. to pursue (one's way) or to force (something) to go at high speed. v.i. 11. to travel or drive very fast: to barrel along the highway. Idioms: over a barrel, at the mercy of circumstances or one's adversaries; without choices. [1250–1300; Middle English barell < Old French barril]

barrel

Past participle: barrelled
Gerund: barrelling

Imperative
barrel
barrel

Present
I barrel
you barrel
he/she/it barrels
we barrel
you barrel
they barrel

Preterite
I barrelled
you barrelled
he/she/it barrelled
we barrelled
you barrelled
they barrelled

Present Continuous
I am barrelling
you are barrelling
he/she/it is barrelling
we are barrelling
you are barrelling
they are barrelling

Present Perfect
I have barrelled
you have barrelled
he/she/it has barrelled
we have barrelled
you have barrelled
they have barrelled

Past Continuous
I was barrelling
you were barrelling
he/she/it was barrelling
we were barrelling
you were barrelling
they were barrelling

Past Perfect
I had barrelled
you had barrelled
he/she/it had barrelled
we had barrelled
you had barrelled
they had barrelled

Future
I will barrel
you will barrel
he/she/it will barrel
we will barrel
you will barrel
they will barrel

Future Perfect
I will have barrelled
you will have barrelled
he/she/it will have barrelled
we will have barrelled
you will have barrelled
they will have barrelled

Future Continuous
I will be barrelling
you will be barrelling
he/she/it will be barrelling
we will be barrelling
you will be barrelling
they will be barrelling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been barrelling
you have been barrelling
he/she/it has been barrelling
we have been barrelling
you have been barrelling
they have been barrelling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been barrelling
you will have been barrelling
he/she/it will have been barrelling
we will have been barrelling
you will have been barrelling
they will have been barrelling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been barrelling
you had been barrelling
he/she/it had been barrelling
we had been barrelling
you had been barrelling
they had been barrelling

Conditional
I would barrel
you would barrel
he/she/it would barrel
we would barrel
you would barrel
they would barrel

Past Conditional
I would have barrelled
you would have barrelled
he/she/it would have barrelled
we would have barrelled
you would have barrelled
they would have barrelled

Barrel

1. A round vessel made of wood staves or of sheet metal. Barrels had a greater length than diameter and those of wood bulged in the middle.2. A unit of volume. There are no worldwide standards of size, and the official values may change through time. U.S. wine barrel volume (1920s) was thirty-one gallons. The beer barrel volume was thirty-one and half gallons, and the British imperial beer barrel contained thirty-six gallons. At the end of the twentieth century, a barrel of oil was forty-two gallons and a barrel of water was thirty-one and a half gallons. In 1866, a gallon was listed in Sweet’s Ready Reckoner (U.S.) as containing 277.25 cubic inches. By 1920, a U.S. gallon contained 231 cubic inches and, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, still contained 231 cubic inches.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	barrel - a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is firedgun barrelgun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
	2.	barrel - a cylindrical container that holds liquidscaskbeer barrel, beer keg - a barrel that holds beerbreech, rear of barrel, rear of tube - opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loadedbung, spile - a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flaskbutt - a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)hogshead - a large cask especially one holding 63 galshoop, ring - a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"keg - small cask or barrelpickle barrel - a barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickledshook - a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipmentstave, lag - one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucketspigot, tap - a plug for a bunghole in a casktun - a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 galsvessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)wine barrel, wine cask - a barrel that holds wine
	3.	barrel - a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat endsdrumcylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
	4.	barrel - the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will holdbarrelfulcontainerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	5.	barrel - any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"bblUnited States liquid unit - a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary SystemBritish capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit - a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wetgal, gallon - United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 literscongius, Imperial gallon, gallon - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 litershogshead - a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
Verb	1.	barrel - put in barrels lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

barrel

noun cask, drum, butt, vat, cylinder, tub, keg, firkin barrels of pickled fish

barrel

nounInformal. A great deal:abundance, mass, mountain, much, plenty, profusion, wealth, world.Informal: heap, lot, pack, peck, pile.Regional: power, sight.verbSlang. To move swiftly:bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.Informal: hotfoot, rip.Slang: highball.Chiefly British: nip.Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.

Translations

桶枪管

barrel

(ˈbӕrəl) noun1. a container of curved pieces of wood or of metal. The barrels contain beer. 圓桶 桶2. a long, hollow, cylindrical shape, especially the tube-shaped part of a gun. The bullet jammed in the barrel of the gun. 槍管，管狀物 枪管

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