Defenition of the word barrel
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Defenition of the word barrel
- A unit of volume used to measure crude oil and other petroleum products and equivalent to 42 US gallons (158.9873 liters).
- Container for liquids.
- put in barrels
- the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
- any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"
- a cylindrical container that holds liquids
- a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
- through which bullet travels when gun is fired
- a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
- any of various units of capacity
Synonyms for the word barrel
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- barrelful
- bbl
- cask
- drum
- gun barrel
Meronymys for the word barrel
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- breech
- bung
- congius
- gal
- gallon
- gun
- hogshead
- hoop
- Imperial gallon
- lag
- rear of barrel
- rear of tube
- ring
- spigot
- spile
- stave
- tap
Hyponyms for the word barrel
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- beer barrel
- beer keg
- butt
- hogshead
- keg
- pickle barrel
- shook
- tun
- wine barrel
- wine cask
Hypernyms for the word barrel
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- British capacity unit
- containerful
- cylinder
- Imperial capacity unit
- lay
- place
- pose
- position
- put
- set
- tube
- tubing
- United States liquid unit
- vessel
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