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Definitions of barrel
  1. noun
    a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

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  2. noun
    a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired

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    gun
  3. noun
    a cylindrical container that holds liquids

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  4. noun
    any of various units of capacity
    "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"

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  5. noun
    the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold

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  6. verb
    put in barrels
Parts of barrel
  • "spile"
  • "breech"
  • "bung"
  • "hoop"
  • "lag"
  • "rear of barrel"
  • "rear of tube"
  • "ring"
  • "spigot"
  • "stave"
  • "tap"
  • "gallon"
  • "congius"
  • "imperial gallon"
  • "gal"
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