BARREL


Meaning of BARREL in English

noun

1 container

ADJECTIVE

▪ beer , whisky/whiskey , wine , etc.

▪ oak , wooden

VERB + BARREL

▪ fill

They filled the ~s with cider.

BARREL + VERB

▪ contain sth

PREPOSITION

▪ a ~ , per ~

The price of oil had fallen to $16 per ~.

▪ by the ~

Beer is sold by the ~.

▪ ~ of

a ~ of oil

2 of a gun

ADJECTIVE

▪ gun , rifle , shotgun

I felt the gun ~ at my head.

▪ rifled

▪ 7.5-inch , 26-inch , etc.

VERB + BARREL

▪ look down , peer down

She found herself looking down the ~ of a gun.

BARREL + VERB

▪ point

PHRASES

▪ the ~ of a gun

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