Definition of keg
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:a small cask or barrel having a capacity of 30 gallons or less
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:the contents of a keg
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Examples of keg in a Sentence
They drank an entire keg of beer.
Recent Examples of keg from the Web
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Right now Pulisic feels like a powder keg ready to explode into the consciousness of mainstream America.
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Other rules also limit social events to 10 per semester, ban daylong events and ban alcohol from parties at least until Nov. 1, after which only wine and beer (no kegs) will be allowed.
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Bryan’s mother and stepdad brought champagne and my dad bought a keg.
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Champions were crowned in five divisions Saturday at Alaska's Strongest Man/Woman state championships in Palmer, where contestants competed in events like the keg toss, axle press and truck pull.
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Competitions range from the bike shows, dirt drags, motorcycle keg rolls, tattoo competitions and even the biker version of a beauty pageant.
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Starbucks is also taking its Nitro Cold Brew on the road with the Starbucks Cold Brew bike — a two-tap system on wheels that holds two to four kegs of cold-brew coffee.
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It will be sold in, of course, 40- ounce bottles and by keg at first, but also as six-packs of 12-ounce cans in various states in mid-August.
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Some of Stormcloud's brews now are distributed in kegs to 33 counties in Michigan, where it is dispensed by tap.
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Origin and Etymology of keg
Middle English kag, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kaggi keg
KEG Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of keg for English Language Learners
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: a barrel for holding or serving something (such as beer)
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: the amount of something contained in a keg
KEG Defined for Kids
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Definition of keg for Students
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:a small barrel holding 30 gallons (about 114 liters)
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:the contents of a keg
- a keg of root beer
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