Definition of barrel Barrel
/bæˈɹʌl/ - [batrul] - bar•rel
We found 34 definitions of barrel from 10 different sources.
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What does barrel mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: barrels |
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| barrel - a cylindrical container that holds liquids | ||
| cask | ||
| vessel a craft designed for water transportation | ||
| beer barrel, beer keg a barrel that holds beer | ||
| breech, rear of barrel, rear of tube opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded | ||
| bung, spile a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask | ||
| butt thick end of the handle | ||
| hogshead a large cask especially one holding 63 gals | ||
| hoop, ring a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" | ||
| keg small cask or barrel | ||
| pickle barrel a barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled | ||
| shook a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment | ||
| lag, stave one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket | ||
| spigot, tap a light touch or stroke | ||
| tun | ||
| barrel - any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" | ||
| bbl | ||
| united states liquid unit a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System | ||
| british capacity unit, imperial capacity unit a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet | ||
| hogshead a large cask especially one holding 63 gals | ||
| gallon, gal United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters | ||
| barrel - a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired | ||
| gun barrel | ||
| tubing, tube conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases | ||
| barrel - the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold | ||
| barrelful | ||
| containerful the quantity that a container will hold | ||
| barrel - a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends | ||
| drum | ||
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| barrel - put in barrels | ||
| position, lay, pose, put, place, set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation | ||
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Wiktionary 
- barrel (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. - barrel (Noun)
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons. - barrel (Noun)
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case. - barrel (Noun)
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged. - barrel (Noun)
A tube. - barrel (Noun)
The hollow basal part of a feather. - barrel (Noun)
The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint , and looks rather like a barrel 1. - barrel (Noun)
A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment. - barrel (Noun)
A waste receptacle. - barrel (Noun)
The ribs and belly of a horse or pony. - barrel (Verb)
To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels. - barrel (Verb)
To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- barrel (n.)
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. - barrel (n.)
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31/ gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds. - barrel (n.)
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled. - barrel (n.)
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged. - barrel (n.)
A jar. - barrel (n.)
The hollow basal part of a feather. - barrel (v. t.)
To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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barrel
A unit of volume used to measure crude oil and other petroleum products and equivalent to 42 US gallons (158.9873 liters). -
barrel
Container for liquids.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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barrel
bar′el, n. a cylindrical wooden vessel made of curved staves bound with hoops: the quantity which such a vessel contains (36 imperial gallons of ale and beer): a certain weight or quantity of other goods usually sold in casks called barrels: anything long and hollow, as the barrel of a gun, or cylindrical and barrel-shaped.—v.t. to put in a barrel.—n. Bar′rel-bulk, a measurement of five cubic feet.—p.adj. Bar′relled, having a barrel or barrels: placed in a barrel.—ns. Bar′rel-or′gan, an organ in which the music is produced by a barrel or cylinder set with pins, the revolution of which opens the key-valves and produces the music; Barrel-vault, a vault with a simple semi-cylindrical roof.—adj. Bar′rel-vault′ed. [Fr. baril (Sp. barril, It. barile)—Low L. barile, barillus, possibly from barra, bar.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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barrel
A cylindrical vessel for holding both liquid and dry goods. Also, a commercial measure of 31-1/2 gallons.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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barrel
A round vessel or cask, of more length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves and headings and bound with hoops. Powder-barrels are made to contain 100 pounds each, the barrels being large enough to allow sufficient space for the powder to move when rolled, to prevent its caking. Also any hollow cylinder or tube, as the barrel of a gun. See FIRE-BARREL.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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barrel
You cannot know wine by the barrel.
Wikipedia 
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Barrel is an old English word for a big holder of liquids, such as petrol, beer, wine or oil. Barrels are most commonly made of either wood or metal.
A barrel is also used to measure liquids. One barrel of oil is about 158.987 litres (42 US gallons). It is shortened as "b". This use may have come from the early Pennsylvanian oil fields where wooden barrels were used to store and move oil around. In 1866, the people of West Virginia started using it regularly. At this time, the amount was set to 42 gallons. It was later world-wide for measuring amounts of oil and pricing it.
Different sizes.
The size of some standard barrels is not the same in all countries. Some countries have different sizes for different liquids. -
weapons
A barrel is a part of a gun. It is a long metal tube that the bullet goes through after it is fired. Guns can have many different sizes of barrels. Usually, longer barrels mean that the bullet will hit the target more often. Barrels usually have spiral grooves on the inside of them, called rifling. Barrels with the grooves spin the bullet around fast as it exits, so the bullet is even more stable and likely to hit the target.
