1. A tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
   - gun barrel 
2. A cylindrical container that holds liquids
   - cask 
3. A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
   - drum 
4. The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
   - barrelful 
5. Any of various units of capacity
   "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"
   - bbl

1. Put in barrels

Derived forms: barrels, barreling, barrelled, barrelling

Type of: British capacity unit, containerful, cylinder, Imperial capacity unit, lay, place, pose, position, put, set, tube, tubing, United States liquid unit, vessel

Part of: gun, hogshead

Encyclopedia: Barrel

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