Barrel
noun
A large circular container with straight sides and flat tops and bottoms, used especially for holding liquids.
He stores wine in oak barrels for years before selling it.
Often appears as...
- barrel of oil
- barrel of wine
noun
The part of a gun which the bullet is fired through.
He stared down the barrel of the thief’s gun.
Often appears as...
- barrel of a gun
- rifle barrel
noun
A measure of volume for crude oil and petroleum products.
The country imports over 2 million barrels of oil per day.
Often appears as...
- barrels of oil
- daily barrel production
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Technical
verb
Move quickly, often carelessly.
The truck barreled down the highway at high speed.
Often appears as...
- barrel down the road
- barrel through the crowd
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Colloquial
noun
A great amount of something.
We had barrels of fun at the amusement park.
Often appears as...
- barrels of fun
- barrels of laughter
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Idiomatic
noun
A large circular container with straight sides and flat tops and bottoms, used especially for holding liquids.
He stores wine in oak barrels for years before selling it.
Often appears as...
- barrel of oil
- barrel of wine
noun
The part of a gun which the bullet is fired through.
He stared down the barrel of the thief’s gun.
Often appears as...
- barrel of a gun
- rifle barrel
noun
A measure of volume for crude oil and petroleum products.
The country imports over 2 million barrels of oil per day.
Often appears as...
- barrels of oil
- daily barrel production
Usage tips
Technical
verb
Move quickly, often carelessly.
The truck barreled down the highway at high speed.
Often appears as...
- barrel down the road
- barrel through the crowd
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A great amount of something.
We had barrels of fun at the amusement park.
Often appears as...
- barrels of fun
- barrels of laughter
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Liquid Storage
Commonly used for liquids like wine, oil, or beer, especially in bulk quantities.
The brewery bought new barrels to store their latest batch of beer.
Pro Tip 2/3Durability
Barrels are usually made of wood or metal, materials strong enough to hold liquids for a long time.
The whiskey was aged in a durable oak barrel for a smoky flavor.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Icon
Barrels have historical and cultural significance, often associated with aging drinks.
Wine connoisseurs appreciate the taste from traditional wine barrels.
Pro Tip 1/3Liquid Storage
Commonly used for liquids like wine, oil, or beer, especially in bulk quantities.
The brewery bought new barrels to store their latest batch of beer.
Pro Tip 2/3Durability
Barrels are usually made of wood or metal, materials strong enough to hold liquids for a long time.
The whiskey was aged in a durable oak barrel for a smoky flavor.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Icon
Barrels have historical and cultural significance, often associated with aging drinks.
Wine connoisseurs appreciate the taste from traditional wine barrels.
Pro Tip 1/3Liquid Storage
Commonly used for liquids like wine, oil, or beer, especially in bulk quantities.
The brewery bought new barrels to store their latest batch of beer.
Pro Tip 2/3Durability
Barrels are usually made of wood or metal, materials strong enough to hold liquids for a long time.
The whiskey was aged in a durable oak barrel for a smoky flavor.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Icon
Barrels have historical and cultural significance, often associated with aging drinks.
Wine connoisseurs appreciate the taste from traditional wine barrels.
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Your elusive creative...
she would be out working in the fields, and she said she would feel and hear a poem coming at her from over the landscape. And she said it was like a thunderous train of air. And it would come barreling down at her over the landscape. And she felt it coming, because it would shake the earth under her feet. She knew that she had only one thing to do at that point,
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Islamophobia killed my...
The man turned towards the kitchen and fired a single shot into Yusor's hip, immobilizing her. He then approached her from behind, pressed the barrel of his gun against her head, and with a single bullet, lacerated her midbrain. He then turned towards Razan, who was screaming for her life, and, execution-style, with a single bullet
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Garth Lenz: The true...
so that the oil companies wouldn't be trying to promote something that sounds like a sticky tar-like substance that's the world's dirtiest oil. So they decided to call it oil sands. The tar sands consume more water than any other oil process, three to five barrels of water are taken, polluted and then returned into tailings ponds,
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Are you a giver or a...
I figured, you want a culture of productive generosity, you should hire a bunch of givers. But I was surprised to discover, actually, that that was not right -- that the negative impact of a taker on a culture is usually double to triple the positive impact of a giver. Think about it this one bad apple can spoil a barrel,
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The psychology of evil PIPE...
Social psychologists like me come along and say, "Yeah, people are the actors on the stage, but you'll have to be aware of the situation. Who are the cast of characters? What's the costume? Is there a stage director?" And so we're interested in what are the external factors around the individual -- the bad barrel?
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A clever solution to the...
this system chilean now can buy within the local community while saving that allows them to purchase other product otherwise they cannot afford when budgets are so tight every peso counts and can make a real difference for example access to a barrel education or
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Best Cheetah Moments PIPE...
right behind me she's almost on it almost done it got it she's got it okay she's got a meal fantastic for the cubs god that was unbelievable i mean it was like straight down the barrel ears back flat out
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The physics of surfing -...
This forms the waves’ characteristic curls, or jets, as they break along the shore. Sometimes, the curl might completely enclose part of the wave, forming a moving tube of water known as the barrel.
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Newton Aduaka: The story...
The barrel of the gun! This is the gun. This is the gun. This is an AK-47 rifle. This is your life. This is your life. This is ... this is ... this is your life.
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Fuel Inspection PIPE Life...
winners not waiting on me to be ready it's here what I need to do is get all my jet fuel barrels get them over to the fuel said to get filled get as many
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Your elusive creative...
she would be out working in the fields, and she said she would feel and hear a poem coming at her from over the landscape. And she said it was like a thunderous train of air. And it would come barreling down at her over the landscape. And she felt it coming, because it would shake the earth under her feet. She knew that she had only one thing to do at that point,
Video examples
Islamophobia killed my...
The man turned towards the kitchen and fired a single shot into Yusor's hip, immobilizing her. He then approached her from behind, pressed the barrel of his gun against her head, and with a single bullet, lacerated her midbrain. He then turned towards Razan, who was screaming for her life, and, execution-style, with a single bullet
Video examples
Garth Lenz: The true...
so that the oil companies wouldn't be trying to promote something that sounds like a sticky tar-like substance that's the world's dirtiest oil. So they decided to call it oil sands. The tar sands consume more water than any other oil process, three to five barrels of water are taken, polluted and then returned into tailings ponds,
Video examples
Are you a giver or a...
I figured, you want a culture of productive generosity, you should hire a bunch of givers. But I was surprised to discover, actually, that that was not right -- that the negative impact of a taker on a culture is usually double to triple the positive impact of a giver. Think about it this one bad apple can spoil a barrel,
Video examples
The psychology of evil PIPE...
Social psychologists like me come along and say, "Yeah, people are the actors on the stage, but you'll have to be aware of the situation. Who are the cast of characters? What's the costume? Is there a stage director?" And so we're interested in what are the external factors around the individual -- the bad barrel?
Video examples
A clever solution to the...
this system chilean now can buy within the local community while saving that allows them to purchase other product otherwise they cannot afford when budgets are so tight every peso counts and can make a real difference for example access to a barrel education or
Video examples
Best Cheetah Moments PIPE...
right behind me she's almost on it almost done it got it she's got it okay she's got a meal fantastic for the cubs god that was unbelievable i mean it was like straight down the barrel ears back flat out
Video examples
The physics of surfing -...
This forms the waves’ characteristic curls, or jets, as they break along the shore. Sometimes, the curl might completely enclose part of the wave, forming a moving tube of water known as the barrel.
Video examples
Newton Aduaka: The story...
The barrel of the gun! This is the gun. This is the gun. This is an AK-47 rifle. This is your life. This is your life. This is ... this is ... this is your life.
Video examples
Fuel Inspection PIPE Life...
winners not waiting on me to be ready it's here what I need to do is get all my jet fuel barrels get them over to the fuel said to get filled get as many
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T. Boone Pickens
American Businessman
I do believe that oil production globally has peaked at 85 million barrels. And I've been very vocal about it. And what happens? The demand continues to rise. The only way you can possibly kill demand is with price. So the price of oil, gasoline, has to go up to kill the demand. Otherwise, keep the price down, the demand rises.
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Ferdinand Marcos
Filipino Statesman
We dare not supress thoughts, but when they are expressed through violence, like the idea that power comes from the barrel of a gun, they must be dealt with and met accordingly.
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Holly Black
American Writer
Someday I would like to be the kind of writer who barrels through a draft, but I can't even seem to barrel through an interview like this, so I imagine I have a long way to go.
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Lee Ryan
British Musician
I'll do what I've got to do in my own career and my own life. For my own happiness. I'm not gonna be bent over a barrel and told what to do.
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Garrett McNamara
And, you know, I think all of us surfers, our happy place, the place we like more than anywhere on the wave is in the barrel.
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Ron White
American Comedian
I pretty much give both barrels every time I walk on stage.
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Melvin Van Peebles
American Actor
If you look down a barrel of a gun... you don't forget it.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.
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Helen Thomas
American Journalist
You don't spread democracy through the barrel of a gun.
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Mao Zedong
Chinese Leader
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
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T. Boone Pickens
American Businessman
I do believe that oil production globally has peaked at 85 million barrels. And I've been very vocal about it. And what happens? The demand continues to rise. The only way you can possibly kill demand is with price. So the price of oil, gasoline, has to go up to kill the demand. Otherwise, keep the price down, the demand rises.
Quote examples
Ferdinand Marcos
Filipino Statesman
We dare not supress thoughts, but when they are expressed through violence, like the idea that power comes from the barrel of a gun, they must be dealt with and met accordingly.
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Holly Black
American Writer
Someday I would like to be the kind of writer who barrels through a draft, but I can't even seem to barrel through an interview like this, so I imagine I have a long way to go.
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Lee Ryan
British Musician
I'll do what I've got to do in my own career and my own life. For my own happiness. I'm not gonna be bent over a barrel and told what to do.
Quote examples
Garrett McNamara
And, you know, I think all of us surfers, our happy place, the place we like more than anywhere on the wave is in the barrel.
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Ron White
American Comedian
I pretty much give both barrels every time I walk on stage.
Quote examples
Melvin Van Peebles
American Actor
If you look down a barrel of a gun... you don't forget it.
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.
Quote examples
Helen Thomas
American Journalist
You don't spread democracy through the barrel of a gun.
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Mao Zedong
Chinese Leader
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
Example 1 of 10
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