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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹ(ə)l/

Definition 1:
• A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
Example: a cracker barrel
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: bbl, cask
Labels: countable

Definition 2:
• A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
• Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: bbl, cask
Labels: countable

Definition 3:
• The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.

Definition 4:
• A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
Example: the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled.

Definition 5:
• A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.

Definition 6:
• A venturi (in carburetion).
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: bbl, v
Labels: automotive, transport, vehicles

Definition 7:
• A ceiling-mounted tube from which lights are suspended.
Labels: broadcasting, media, television

Definition 8:
• Any tube.
Labels: archaic

Definition 9:
• The hollow basal part of a feather.
Labels: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Definition 10:
• The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and resembles a barrel.
Labels: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Definition 11:
• A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.
Labels: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing

Definition 12:
• A waste receptacle.
Example: Throw it into the trash barrel.
Labels: New-England, US, specifically

Definition 13:
• The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.

Definition 14:
• A jar.
Labels: obsolete

Definition 15:
• Any of the dark-staining regions in the somatosensory cortex of rodents, etc., where somatosensory inputs from the contralateral side of the body come in from the thalamus.
Labels: biology, natural-sciences

Definition 16:
• A statistic derived from launch angle and exit velocity of a ball hit in play.
Labels: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Verb
Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹ(ə)l/

Definition 1:
• To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
Labels: transitive

Definition 2:
• To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
Example: He came barrelling around the corner and I almost hit him.
Labels: intransitive

Definition 3:
• To assume the shape of a barrel; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit barrel distortion, where the sides bulge outwards.
Labels: intransitive

Definition 4:
• To bet consecutively on multiple streets.
Labels: card-games, poker, slang

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barrel