to barrel
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4.6
- verb
- /ˈbɛrəl/
- Informal
:
ir a toda velocidad
- He barreled down the hill at full speed, laughing with excitement.
- come barreling
- a truck barreled
- barreling down the highway
He was just tall and big and just barreled through life.
- He was just tall and big and just barreled through life.
- And it's not just the cars, even the trucks, the big semis are barreling through.
- He came ballering, came barreling over.
- I'm like, I'm like a sturdy, strong, like train just barreling down the mountain, you know, It's like, we're not built for, you know, I am not built like you.
- Somebody comes barreling through the door as loud as all get out.
- I understand where my impatience where my where my desire to not step back and methodically move to the next step, but just barrel into it.
- This economy is just barreling through and, and forward.
Examples
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He steals the puck and now is barreling down the ice.
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And he just barrels right past us, and keeps running, hard-charging into the darkness.
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And she barrels in for a strike.
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We barreled right into him.
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A moment later, she came barreling out the front door again.
Fiction book (1999) -
Somebody comes barreling through the door as loud as all get out.
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One of the vans pulled out of the parking lot and barreled down the road straight toward her.
Fiction book (1993) -
He comes barreling out of the corner.
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The look intensifies as he turns and sees another train barreling down on him.
Fiction book (1990) -
Elvis laughs and breaks into a run, barreling down on them like a maniac.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
11
3.1
To walk with heavy noisy steps that make a loud sound
To move very quickly in a straight, forceful way
To move quickly and hit something hard
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
3
7.5
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
2
7.8
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 meaning to move very quickly comes from the image of a heavy barrel rolling forward; to 'barrel' into a place is to move fast and forcefully like a rolling barrel.