See Also: barrel 1, noun(dictionary)
barrel(1)(dictionary)
BARREL(law)
barrel(2)(dictionary)
Barrel(medicine)
barrel organ(dictionary)
pork barrel(dictionary)
barrel-chested(dictionary)
barrel of oil equivalent(medicine)
barrel chest(medicine)

barrel 1, noun (oh)




[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: baril]
a large curved container with a flat top and bottom, made of wood or metal, and used for storing beer, wine etc
::The wine is aged in oak barrels.
barrel of
::barrels of beer
a unit of measurement for oil, equal to 159 litres
barrel of
::two million barrels of oil
barrel, sight, trigger
the part of a gun that the bullets are fired through
have sb over a barrel
to put someone in a situation in which they are forced to accept or do what you want
::The manager had us over a barrel - either we work on a Saturday or we lose our jobs.
be a barrel of laughs [often in negatives] to be very enjoyable
:: Life is not exactly a barrel of laughs at the moment.
-see also pork barrel , scrape (the bottom of) the barrel at scrape 1 (5), lock, stock, and barrel at lock 2 (3)