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Definition of barrel
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
2a : 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 measureb : a great quantity
3 : a drum or cylindrical part: such asa : the discharging tube of a gunb : the part of a fountain pen or of a pencil containing the ink or leadc : a cylindrical or tapering housing containing the optical components of a photographic-lens system and the iris diaphragmd : the fuel outlet from the carburetor on a gasoline engine
4 : the trunk of a quadruped
on the barrel
: asking for or granting no credit
over a barrel
: at a disadvantage : in an awkward position
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Examples of barrel in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples of barrel from the Web
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Shuster paced the barrel racing field with a time of 17.032 seconds.
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OPEC and several non-member countries agreed to curb output by almost 1.8 million barrels a day, starting in January, to reduce global inventories and boost prices.
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In the first few weeks of Paco Tapas’s existence, oak barrels behind the bar dispensed sherry, but now serve another purpose: to barrel-age cocktails.
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The rain barrels may eliminate the need to be ultimately connected to a water source.
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Wares include jewelry crafted from beer barrels and magnets and coasters made from beer caps and labels.
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This 163-mile pipeline would carry up to 480,000 barrels of oil a day.
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Rows of barrels containing aging rum extend into the rear of the plant.
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Brent crude, used to price international oils, sank $1.64, or 3.3 percent, to $47.97 a barrel in London.
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Origin and Etymology of barrel
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 2barricade
barrel
Definition of barrel
barreled
orbarrelled
;barreling
orbarrelling
transitive verb
: to put or pack in a barrel
intransitive verb
: to move at a high speed or without hesitation
Examples of barrel in a Sentence
The truck went barreling down Main Street.
She came running out of her office and went barreling past us down the hall.
Recent Examples of barrel from the Web
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These figures hopefully prompt a sigh of relief among Americans who fear that nukes could come barreling down from the sky at any moment.
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And, in the bottom of the sixth, barreling toward home plate at full speed: former Padres first baseman Anthony Rizzo.
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Dunlap is also playing with the idea of a bungee jump over the water that will send riders barreling toward the ground before decelerating and catching them inches from the surface.
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Pennington barreled the pitch and drove it out to right field for his first homer of the season, ending the perfect game and shutout with one swing.
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At least seven people are dead and dozens hospitalized after assailants in a van barreled into pedestrians on London Bridge and then embarked on a stabbing rampage at a nearby market crammed with restaurants, bars and tourists.
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The assault began when a van veered off the road and barreled into pedestrians on London Bridge.
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The assault began Saturday night when a van veered off the road and barreled into pedestrians on busy London Bridge.
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Twice in the second quarter on Thursday night, minutes apart, Kevin Durant barreled down court with the ball and was thrilled to discover that the scrambling Cleveland Cavaliers appeared to have no interest in guarding him.
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Origin and Etymology of barrel
verbal derivative of 1barrel
BARREL Defined for English Language Learners
barrel
playDefinition of barrel for English Language Learners
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: a round usually wooden container with curved sides and flat ends
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: the amount of something in a barrel
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: the part of a gun that the bullets go through when the gun is fired
barrel
Definition of barrel for English Language Learners
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: to move very fast and often in an uncontrolled or dangerous way
BARREL Defined for Kids
Definition of barrel for Students
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
Definition of barrel for Students
barreled
orbarrelled
;barreling
orbarrelling
: to move at a high speed
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