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barrel

1 of 2

noun

bar·​rel ˈber-əl How to pronounce barrel (audio)
ˈba-rəl
1
: a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter
2
a
: the amount contained in a barrel
especially : the amount (such as 31 gallons of fermented beverage or 42 gallons of petroleum) fixed for a certain commodity used as a unit of measure
b
: a great quantity
3
: a drum or cylindrical part: such as
a
: the discharging tube of a gun
b
: the part of a fountain pen or of a pencil containing the ink or lead
c
: a cylindrical or tapering housing containing the optical components of a photographic-lens system and the iris diaphragm
d
: the fuel outlet from the carburetor on a gasoline engine
e
: the flat, cylindrical metal box that encloses the mainspring of a timepiece
4
: the trunk of a quadruped
barreled
ˈber-əld How to pronounce barrel (audio)
ˈba-rəld
adjective

barrel

2 of 2

verb

barreled or barrelled; barreling or barrelling

transitive verb

: to put or pack in a barrel

intransitive verb

: to move at a high speed or without hesitation
Phrases
on the barrel
: asking for or granting no credit
over a barrel
: at a disadvantage : in an awkward position

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun Oak barrels are used for aging the wine. The price of oil is over 30 dollars a barrel. They drank a whole barrel of beer. the barrel of a gun Verb The truck went barreling down Main Street. She came running out of her office and went barreling past us down the hall. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
On May 1, a man’s remains were discovered in a barrel at Hemenway Harbor, according to the coroner’s office. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 The first set of human remains, a shooting victim stuffed in a barrel in the 1970s or 1980s, was found on May 1. Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 The remains, found May 7 at Callville Bay, on the Nevada side of the lake, are one of several that have been uncovered in the lake since May 1, when human remains were found in a barrel. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2022 On May 1, the body of someone police think was fatally shot in the 1970s or ’80s was found in a barrel. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2022 The body of a man who had been shot and stored in a barrel between the 1970s and 1980s has been speculated to have been linked to a mob hit. Carlie Porterfield, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 The human remains discovered at the site include a body in a barrel, according to the National Park Service. Kevin Simauchi, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022 The human remains discovered at the site include a body in a barrel, according to the US National Park Service. Kevin Simauchi, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 Why drive all the way out and put somebody in a barrel? CBS News, 12 Aug. 2022
Verb
Metro Detroiters are in for a scorching hot, muggy day Wednesday before strong storms barrel through the region in the afternoon and evening. Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2022 Where her husband was brash and often uncouth, Ms. Trump came across to the city’s moneyed elite as charming and sophisticated, opening doors to rarefied social circles that Mr. Trump could then barrel through. New York Times, 14 July 2022 Some craft distilleries invite their customers to help distill, blend, and bottle the merchandise, or barrel it to age at home. Jon Marcus, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022 Inflation makes the economy barrel forward at full speed, sometimes uncontrollably, leading to price surges and a higher cost of living for the average consumer. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 June 2022 Juneau’s Amalga Distillery ages its whiskey in big barrels that are rolled down the street so that Barnaby and Devils Club Brewing can barrel-age its beer. Juliet Eilperin, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Jan. 2022 That’s when Antica Terra founder/winemaker Maggie Harrison gets behind the bar —or barrel in this case — to pour world-class wines made by other winemakers. Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 18 June 2022 His patience, his contact rate, and his ability to barrel the ball were very obvious skills that have been refined with experience. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 5 May 2022 To hop aboard the raw denim train, scroll on to discover 23 pairs, from slim-fit and cropped to barrel and straight legs. Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English barayl, barel, borrowed from Anglo-French barel, baril (continental Old French barril), going back to Gallo-Romance *barrīculus, probably diminutive of *barrīca "cask, barrel" — more at barricade entry 2

Verb

verbal derivative of barrel entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of barrel was in the 14th century

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