Barrel

n.	1.	A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads; as, a cracker barrel. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
	2.	The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31½ gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds.
	3.	A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled.
	4.	A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
	5.	A jar.
	6.	(Zool.) The hollow basal part of a feather. Barrel bulk (Com.) a measure equal to five cubic feet, used in estimating capacity, as of a vessel for freight. Barrel drain (Arch.) a drain in the form of a cylindrical tube. Barrel of a boiler the cylindrical part of a boiler, containing the flues. Barrel of the ear (Anat.) the tympanum, or tympanic cavity. Barrel organ an instrument for producing music by the action of a revolving cylinder. Barrel vault See under Vault.
v. t.	1.	To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels. [imp. & p. p. Barreled (-rĕld), or Barrelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Barreling, or Barrelling.]

Noun	1.	barrel - a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired Synonyms: gun barrel
	2.	barrel - a cylindrical container that holds liquids Synonyms: cask
	3.	barrel - a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends Synonyms: drum
	4.	barrel - the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold Synonyms: barrelful
	5.	barrel - any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" Synonyms: bbl
Verb	1.	barrel - put in barrels

BARREL. A measure of capacity, equal to thirty-six gallons.

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