barrel

Meanings

• a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
• a cylindrical container that holds liquids
• a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
• the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
• any of various units of capacity
  • "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"
• put in barrels

Synonyms

barrelful, bbl, cask, drum, gun barrel