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barrel
noun
a
large
round
container
with
curved
sides
and
flat
ends
,
usually
made
of
wooden
staves
held
together
by
metal
hoops
,
used
for
storing
liquids
like
wine
,
beer
,
or
oil
•
The
winery
keeps
its
best
red
wine
in
an
oak
barrel
for
two
years
before
bottling
.
The
winery
keeps
its
best
red
wine
in
an
oak
barrel
for
two
years
before
bottling
.
•
We
rolled
the
empty
barrel
across
the
yard
to
fill
it
with
rainwater
.
We
rolled
the
empty
barrel
across
the
yard
to
fill
it
with
rainwater
.
from
Old
French
baril
“
cask
,
barrel
”,
of
unknown
ultimate
origin
noun
a
standard
unit
of
capacity
for
liquids
or
dry
goods
,
whose
size
varies
by
product
and
country
(
for
crude
oil
about
159
litres
,
for
beer
about
117
litres
,
etc
.)
•
The
price
of
oil
rose
to
ninety
dollars
per
barrel
last
week
.
The
price
of
oil
rose
to
ninety
dollars
per
barrel
last
week
.
•
This
brewery
produces
ten
thousand
barrels
of
beer
each
year
.
This
brewery
produces
ten
thousand
barrels
of
beer
each
year
.
noun
the
long
metal
tube
of
a
gun
through
which
bullets
or
shells
are
fired
•
The
soldier
carefully
cleaned
the
rifle
’
s
barrel
to
improve
accuracy
.
The
soldier
carefully
cleaned
the
rifle
’
s
barrel
to
improve
accuracy
.
•
Smoke
poured
from
the
shotgun
barrel
after
the
first
clay
target
was
hit
.
Smoke
poured
from
the
shotgun
barrel
after
the
first
clay
target
was
hit
.
verb
-
barrel
,
barrelling
,
barrels
,
barrelled
,
barreled
to
move
very
fast
and
often
uncontrollably
•
The
truck
barrelled
down
the
highway
,
splashing
rainwater
onto
nearby
cars
.
The
truck
barrelled
down
the
highway
,
splashing
rainwater
onto
nearby
cars
.
•
The
children
barrelled
through
the
hallway
when
the
recess
bell
rang
.
The
children
barrelled
through
the
hallway
when
the
recess
bell
rang
.
noun
the
hollow
,
tube-like
space
inside
a
large
breaking
wave
where
a
surfer
can
ride
•
She
disappeared
into
the
perfect
turquoise
barrel
and
shot
out
smiling
.
She
disappeared
into
the
perfect
turquoise
barrel
and
shot
out
smiling
.
•
Photographers
love
capturing
surfers
inside
the
wave
’
s
barrel
.
Photographers
love
capturing
surfers
inside
the
wave
’
s
barrel
.
bar
verb
-
bar
,
barring
,
bars
,
barred
to
block
something
with
a
bar
or
similar
object
so
that
people
or
things
cannot
pass
•
They
barred
the
door
with
a
heavy
plank
during
the
storm
.
They
barred
the
door
with
a
heavy
plank
during
the
storm
.
•
Protesters
tried
to
enter
,
but
police
had
barred
the
gate
.
Protesters
tried
to
enter
,
but
police
had
barred
the
gate
.
Same
physical
sense
as
Noun
Sense
2
,
applied
to
an
action
.
verb
-
bar
,
barring
,
bars
,
barred
to
officially
prevent
someone
from
doing
something
or
from
going
somewhere
•
The
company
barred
him
from
using
their
computers
after
the
breach
.
The
company
barred
him
from
using
their
computers
after
the
breach
.
•
Pets
are
barred
from
the
hotel
restaurant
.
Pets
are
barred
from
the
hotel
restaurant
.
Extended
figurative
use
from
blocking
with
a
physical
bar
.