1
: a small cask or barrel having a capacity of 30 gallons or less
2
: the contents of a keg
kegged; kegging; kegs
: to store (something, such as beer) in a keg
This led us to purchase larger brewing equipment and begin bottling and kegging our beer for distribution in the Tokyo market.—
Bryan Baird
Bryan Baird
kegged
adjective
He'll also have kegged root beer and perhaps locally made sodas on hand.
—Eater.com
Eater.com
Examples of keg in a Sentence
Noun
They drank an entire keg of beer.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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The Escape is a 5-gallon jug fitted with a purifier inside and a pressurization pump up top (sort of like a beer keg).
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Noun
There is also no glass, kegs or Styrofoam coolers allowed.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
On the boat’s return trip to Buffalo, Mayor Samuel Wilkeson poured a keg of water from the Atlantic into Lake Erie.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
The Escape is a 5-gallon jug fitted with a purifier inside and a pressurization pump up top (sort of like a beer keg).
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 25 June 2025
On his triumphant 10-day journey on the canal from Buffalo to New York City, when the Seneca Chief reached New York Harbor, Clinton poured a keg of water from Lake Erie into the Atlantic Ocean, symbolizing a union of two major bodies of water.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
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“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keg. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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keg
noun
ˈkeg 
ˈkag,
ˈkāg
1
: a small cask or barrel holding 30 gallons (about 114 liters) or less
2
: the contents of a keg
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