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barrel

noun
  1. a cylindrical container that holds liquids
    cask
  2. a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
    gun barrel
  3. any of various units of capacity
    “a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons”
    bbl
  4. the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
    barrelful
  5. a bulging cylindrical shape
    drum
verb
  1. to put in barrels
    “We should barrel the beer before the end of the week.”