Synonyms of barrel

Noun


1. barrel, gun barrel, tube, tubing

usage: a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired

2. barrel, cask, vessel

usage: a cylindrical container that holds liquids

3. barrel, drum, cylinder

usage: a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

4. barrel, barrelful, containerful

usage: the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold

5. barrel, bbl, United States liquid unit, British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit

usage: any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"

Verb


1. barrel, put, set, place, pose, position, lay

usage: put in barrels

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