barrel

Noun

• any of various units of capacity
  • a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons
    

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

• a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

• a cylindrical container that holds liquids

• a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired

Verb

• put in barrels

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bbl , barrelful , drum , cask , gun barrel