Definition of keg Keg

/kɛˈg/ - [keg] - keg

We found 7 definitions of keg from 6 different sources.

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What does keg mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: kegs

keg - small cask or barrel
  cask, barrel the quantity a cask will hold
  firkin a small wooden keg
keg - the quantity contained in a keg
  kegful
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • keg (n.)
    A small cask or barrel.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • keg
    keg, n. a small cask or barrel. [Ice. kaggi.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • keg
    A small cask, of no fixed contents. Used familiarly for taking offence, as to keg, is to irritate.--To carry the keg. To continue; originally a smuggler's phrase.

Part of speech

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  • keg, noun, singular of kegs.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

keg in sign language
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