barrel
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- noun
- /ˈbærəl/
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- Their father rolled open barrels of the iron shavings around the building.
- barrel-shaped
- barrel-chested
- barrel chest
Click all over, spray and pull the hair really tight over the barrel.
- Click all over, spray and pull the hair really tight over the barrel.
- She was built like a fucking barrel with small tits.
- Two of those barrel shaped juices from preschool years.
- And as I said then connected by escalator barrels and and then the cross passages in between.
Examples
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Get those water barrels off my square!
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Okay, now go in here and use your lightning to blow up those barrels.
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Rob, you push forward to that next set of blue barrels.
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The closer one had a barrel-shaped body and short arms and legs.
Fiction book (1999) -
A papier-mache musical box in the shape of a barrel organ.
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American reserves had grown from 21 billion barrels in 1948 to 38 billion barrels by 1972.
Academic text (1993) -
We've got a nice area of the barrel right here that's cylindrical...
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The wine was aged in a large oak barrel for several years to enhance its flavor.
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The fisherman loaded his catch into a sturdy plastic barrel before heading home.
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After the storm, we found a metal barrel washed up on the beach, still intact.
Synonyms
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A large metal cylinder for storing and moving liquids and powders
Idioms
- Informal
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Use the least good options because nothing better is left
- Informal
In a situation where you cannot act freely and must accept someone else's decision
Compounds
- Specialized
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A flying stunt where a plane makes one full turn while rolling as it moves forward
A large round cactus with golden spines and pale yellow flowers often grown in gardens
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Barrel can mean a bulging hollow shape because that shape looks like a large 'barrel' container. That's why we describe objects as 'barrel-shaped' when they are round and hollow.