Barrel

Word BARREL
Character 6
Hyphenation bar rel
Pronunciations /ˈbæɹəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Barrel"

What do we mean by barrel?

A large cylindrical container, usually made of staves bound together with hoops, with a flat top and bottom of equal diameter. noun

The quantity that a barrel with a given or standard capacity will hold. noun

Any of various units of volume or capacity. In the US Customary System it varies, as a liquid measure, from 31 to 42 gallons (117 to 159 liters) as established by law or usage. noun

A cylindrical or hollow part, especially. noun

The thicker portion of a baseball bat, from which the most powerful hits are struck. noun

The cylindrical part of a firearm through which the bullet travels. noun

A cylinder that contains a movable piston. noun

The drum of a capstan. noun

The cylinder within the mechanism of a timepiece that contains the mainspring. noun

The trunk of a quadruped animal, such as a horse or cow. noun

The tubular space inside a wave when it is breaking. noun

A large quantity. noun

An act or instance of moving rapidly, often recklessly, in a motor vehicle. noun

Resembling or similar to a barrel, as in shape. adjective

To put or pack in a barrel. intransitive verb

To move or progress rapidly. intransitive verb

(barrel/barrelhead) Granting, giving, or requesting no credit. idiom

(over a barrel) In a very awkward position from which extrication is difficult. idiom

To put or pack in a barrel or barrels: as, to barrel beef, pork, or fish.

In mining, a vessel by which water is lifted by engine or windlass from a sinking-shaft. noun

A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.

A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case

A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.

A tube.

The hollow basal part of a feather.

The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and looks rather like a barrel (1).

A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.

A waste receptacle.

The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.

A jar.

Any of the dark-staining regions in the somatosensory cortex of rodents, etc., where somatosensory inputs from the contralateral side of the body come in from the thalamus.

A statistic derived from launch angle and exit velocity of a ball hit in play.

1. the tube-like part of a wave. (barrelled) 2.surf-term in which a surfer rides inside of the tube-like part of the wave. Urban Dictionary

A keg, or any large container of alcohol (such as a handle). Usually said with a hold on the el. Urban Dictionary

1. to do something completely fucking awesome 2. to have sex Urban Dictionary

The barrel of a gun Urban Dictionary

When you hit a swamp donkey and it hits the best part of the bat Urban Dictionary

A fat chick Urban Dictionary

To approach a girl or group of girls uninvited Urban Dictionary

Barrelled; to score a fat chick aka barrel Urban Dictionary

A term used in aussie rules football. A kind of kick where the ball travels end first spinning in counter-clockwise/ clockwise motion which is more aerodynamic than more commonly used drop punt. It is used to maximise distance of the balls travel. Urban Dictionary

Oil burning pipe; crystal meth Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Barrel

The word "barrel" in example sentences

The 21 months this wine spent in barrel is much more apparent, almost overwhelming at this stage in the wine's development. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The main barrel is made from metal, and the handle and stock is mostly card, dense card with a layer of corrugated. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The term barrel of oil equivalent ( "boe") may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Note that when the term barrel of oil equivalent (boe) is used in this news release, it may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The inside of this barrel is as beautiful as Ms. Natalie Portman, shown at left. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not only does Dave shoot off hand through his chronograph, he has discovered the fact that warm air rises and the open hole in the end of your barrel is a quick escape mechanism ... a lot of things that some people assume are common sense are beyond the grasp of others. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was wondering how deep the bottom of the barrel is the GOP is scraping. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A bullet lodged in the barrel is a disaster waiting for the naive, to 'shoot it out'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I presume here that the spiral fluting on the barrel is the key behind the reduced rate of temperature rise, rather than the structure/composition of the barrel steel itself, but I could be wrong. ❋ Unknown (2009)

PAUL SOLMAN: It could be, then, that the steep run-up in oil prices before the war had been slowing the economy, that the recent drop of more than 20 percent in the price of a barrel is about to help revive it. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Yes | No | Report from craig curtis wrote 3 years 31 weeks ago thats right kj but youve got to read between the lines here. the barrel is the foundation of accuracy without that, all those hours loading your favorite bullets will be for naught! by the way you better have that trigger replaced. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Looking at the barrel is the root cause of most misses, says Ash, who has seen thousands of whiffs. ❋ Unknown (2004)

But when they were dug up, they had to be carried to the beach; and to this part of the business the lazy adventurers had a special dislike, although Zeke kindly provided them, to lighten their toil, with what he called the barrel machine -- a sort of rural sedan, in which the servants carried their loads with comparative ease, whilst their employers sweated under shouldered hampers. ❋ Various (N/A)

Q: hey about 2 years ago i was in my grandparents house and behind a filing cabinet i found an old shotgun. turns out it's about 40 years old or more. it's a Winchester Model 840. we cleaned the barrel out and went and shot some blue rock with it and it was a VERY nice gun. i loved it. i still have it. it's break action 20 gauge. the barrel is a bit rusted, is there any way to eliminate the rust on the barrel? because i figure if i get it looking nice it would be a nice gun to sell, or to own. how much is this gun worth right now and how could i repair the barrel? ❋ Unknown (2009)

A couple of years ago, he and I removed a mildly damaged .257 Roberts barrel from the broken-beyond-repair Rem. 700 action it was connected to, repaired the barrel, reamed it to .257 Ackley Improved, and put the revised barrel in another Rem. 700 action. ❋ Unknown (2009)

1. "Dude, that's a [wicked sick] barrel on that wave." 2. "Did you [see me] get [barrelled] man. ❋ Bar-rel (2003)

[Trent]: Where's the barrelllll? ❋ DanTheMizan (2006)

1. [Gawd] do I barrel2. I [barrelled] that hot girl [all night long]. ❋ True Barreller (2003)

yo he was [sweatin] when i had [the barrel] [in his face] ❋ AC (2003)

[I just] [caught] A [BARREL] ❋ BarrelCatcher69 (2023)

hey that barrel is [starting] to [look] [kinda hot] ❋ Anonymous (2003)

Hey, I'm [gunna] [go] barrel these [bitches]! ❋ Ashdogs (2012)

i [got] [barreled] [last night] ❋ Anonymous (2003)

[Barrels] it from [65], its going, it's not gonna make the dist- WHAT A GOAL. He's [put it through]. ❋ Coinroller (2007)

[Do u] got a barrel?; Lets [smoke] [sum] barrel ❋ Inland Empire Spinners (2009)

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