barrel
noun
1. a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
Definition categories: man–made, tube, tubing
2. a cylindrical container that holds liquids
Similar word(s): cask
Definition categories: man–made, vessel
3. a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
Similar word(s): drum
Definition categories: shape, cylinder
4. the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
Similar word(s): barrelful
Definition categories: quantity, containerful
5. any of various units of capacity
- a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons
Definition categories: quantity
Sentences with barrel as a noun:
- a cracker barrel
- the barrel of a windlass;
- Throw it into the trash barrel.