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barrel

/bˈæɹəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
  2. a cylindrical container that holds liquids
  3. a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
  4. the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
  5. any of various units of capacity
    “a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons”

verb

  1. put in barrels

Synonyms for barrel

Words that rhyme with barrel

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