barrel
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(verb) put in barrels |
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Related Words: lay, place, pose, position, put, set |
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| 2. |
(noun) a cylindrical container that holds liquids |
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Synonyms: cask |
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Related Words: beer barrel, beer keg, butt, hogshead, keg, pickle barrel, shook, tun, vessel, wine barrel, wine cask |
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| 3. |
(noun) through which bullet travels when gun is fired |
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Synonyms: gun barrel |
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Related Words: tube, tubing |
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| 4. |
(noun) any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" |
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Synonyms: bbl |
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Related Words: British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit, United States liquid unit |
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| 5. |
(noun) the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold |
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Synonyms: barrelful |
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Related Words: containerful |
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| 6. |
(noun) a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends |
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Synonyms: drum |
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Related Words: cylinder |
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