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bar·rel
 barrel
- pronunciation:
- bae
r
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- over a barrel
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a cylindrical vessel with a flat top and bottom, often made of wood staves hooped together and having bulging sides.
- similar words:
- cask
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| definition 2: |
the quantity that such a vessel can hold, used as a unit of capacity, varying from thirty-one to forty-two gallons in the United States. (abbr.: bbl.)
- similar words:
- cask
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| definition 3: |
any of various cylindrical parts, such as the shaft of a gun.
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| definition 4: |
(sometimes pl.) a large quantity; much.
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| related words: |
abundance, bore, keg, lot, many, muzzle, tube, vessel |
| phrase: |
over a barrel |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
barreled, barreling, barrels |
| definition: |
to pack into a barrel.
- similar words:
- cask
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to move very fast.
- similar words:
- bowl, hurtle
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| related words: |
clip |
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