barrel

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barrel

A worker rolls a wooden barrel along a warehouse floor.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A large cylindrical container: A barrel is a round, hollow container with flat ends, typically made of wood or metal, used for storing and transporting liquids or other goods.
    • A unit of measurement: A barrel is a standard unit of capacity, especially for liquids like oil or beer. The exact volume varies by commodity and region.
    • The tube of a gun: The barrel is the long, metal tube in a firearm through which a bullet is fired.
    • A bulging cylindrical shape: Something shaped like a barrel, such as the body of a drum or a specific part of an animal or object.

  2. Verb:

    • To put into barrels: The action of placing a substance, typically a liquid, into barrels for storage or transport.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The winery aged the wine in oak barrels for five years.
    • Oil prices are often quoted per barrel.
    • He cleaned the rifle's barrel after shooting.
    • The horse had a strong, muscular barrel.

  • Verb:

    • The brewery will barrel the new batch of ale next week.
Advanced Usage

  • "Over a barrel": To be in a difficult situation where one is forced to accept unfavorable terms.

    • The contract negotiations had them over a barrel.

  • "Scrape the bottom of the barrel": To use the last and worst resources or options because nothing better is available.

    • Hiring him shows they're really scraping the bottom of the barrel.

  • "Lock, stock, and barrel": Completely; including every part.

    • They sold the business, lock, stock, and barrel.
Variants and Related Words

  • Barrelful (n): The amount a barrel can hold.

    • They collected a barrelful of rainwater.

  • Barreled (adj):

    • Contained in a barrel: barreled beer.
    • Having a barrel or barrels: a double-barreled shotgun.

  • Barreling (v, pres. part.): Moving very fast and often forcefully.

    • The truck was barreling down the highway.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Cask, keg, drum, tun, vat, cylinder, tube.
  • Verb: Cask, keg, pack.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Barrel along: To move very quickly, often in a reckless manner.

    • The car was barreling along the country road.

  • Barrel into: To crash into something or someone forcefully and without warning.

    • He wasn't looking and barreled into the door.
Related Idioms

  • "A barrel of laughs": A very amusing person or situation (often used sarcastically).

    • The tense meeting was a real barrel of laughs.

  • "Like shooting fish in a barrel": Extremely easy; a task with no challenge.

    • With their defense so weak, scoring goals was like shooting fish in a barrel.
barrel

A worker rolls a wooden barrel along a warehouse floor.

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

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