barrel (128 synonym found)

Barrel has 128 synonyms. The top synonyms for barrel are bag, box, can, fly, jar, keg, lot, nip and 120 more. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for barrel?

A common synonym for barrel is bag. Other synonyms include box, can, fly, jar.

How many synonyms does barrel have?

Barrel has 128 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does barrel mean?

(n): 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.

Definition of barrel:

(n) : 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. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum; 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 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons
"a cracker barrel"
(v) : to move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner
"he came barrelling around the corner and I almost hit him."
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Definition of barrel:

(n) : 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. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum; 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 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons
"a cracker barrel"
(v) : to move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner
"he came barrelling around the corner and I almost hit him."
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