Definition of Barrel

Noun: barrel  ber-ul [N. Amer], ba-rul [Brit]

1. A tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
   - gun barrel
    
2. A cylindrical container that holds liquids
   - cask
    
3. A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
   - drum
    
4. The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
   - barrelful
    
5. Any of various units of capacity
   "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons";
   - bbl
    
6. The ribs and belly of a horse or pony

Verb: barrel (barrelled,barrelling, or [US] barreled,barreling)  ber-ul [N. Amer], ba-rul [Brit]

1. Put in barrels
    
2. Move along very quickly
   - zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along, rocket, bucket, belt

See also:
barred
barrelage

Anagrams containing the word barrel

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