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	barrels
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 barrels 1 of 2 noun plural of barrel 1 as in loads a considerable amount a visit to an amusement park should be a barrel of laughs Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance loads tons piles chunks quantities slews rafts bunches wealths stacks hundred bushels bundles deals hundreds dozen buckets lots dozens plenties truckloads yards masses shiploads abundances wads carloads volumes pots sheaves gobs reams fistfuls basketfuls pecks mountains myriads boatloads heaps platefuls scads profusions packs sights stores potfuls oodles lashings much spates multiplicities messes basketsful good deals lashins plenitudes floods surpluses thousands million passels all kinds (of) millions quite a bit seas plentitudes oversupplies plagues multitudes rashes epidemics scores hordes trillions swarms bonanzas excesses overflows surfeits armies overages superfluities throngs flocks deluges embarrassments zillions redundancies crushes hosts crowds herds overkills bevies mobs presses overabundances legions plethoras overmuch droves superabundances gazillions crams jillions kazillions Antonyms & Near Antonyms ounces grains shadows shades drams molecules fragments spots particles strains bits peanuts atoms granules tastes specks mouthfuls dots rays driblets streaks touches scraps dabs flecks mites nips hints licks aces traces pinches nubbins sprinkles suspicions motes pieces sprinklings shreds scruples crumbs glimmers little sections dashes handfuls shots pittances handsful drops portions smidgeons smidges smidgens flyspecks whits shortages morsels scintillas iotas tittles smidgins jots modicums deficits smatterings smatters deficiencies lacks wants scarcities famines absences inadequacies insufficiencies dearths undersupplies poverties paucities See More 2 as in drums a metal container in the shape of a cylinder a trash barrel Synonyms & Similar Words drums cans buckets tins canisters cannisters pails tin cans cannikins 3 as in pipes an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages barrels of fine wine aging in the winery's cellar Synonyms & Similar Words pipes casks kegs hogsheads drums puncheons tuns firkins tubs butts vats cans cisterns kilderkins runlets rundlets scuttlebutt barrels 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of barrel as in races to proceed or move quickly faced with a firm deadline, we barreled through the project at a furious pace Synonyms & Similar Words races speeds zips flies rushes drives travels jumps bolts trots scurries bowls hurries darts scoots chases cannonballs rockets runs rams dashes blows steps buzzes motors pelts tears shoots blasts belts bombs bundles highballs jets scuttles zooms hares blazes courses rips humps breezes hies whirls jogs careers hurls nips whisks bustles hurtles rustles hustles beats it gallops careens beetles hastens cracks (on) makes tracks scuds sprints hotfoots (it) shakes a leg streaks arrows steps on it stampedes gets a move on flits scuffles scampers whizzes accelerates steps out outruns outstrips overtakes outpaces beelines quickens catches up fast-forwards Antonyms & Near Antonyms crawls pokes lags creeps drags lingers hangs (around or out) pokes loiters tarries strolls saunters dallies shuffles dawdles lumbers ambles dillydallies plods decelerates slows (down or up) See More
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