barrels
/ˈbɛrəlz/
verb
- To move very quickly, often in a forceful or uncontrolled way.
- She barreled through the crowd to catch her train.
- The truck barreled down the highway at top speed.
- The kids barreled into the room, laughing and shouting.
- To put or pack something into barrels.
- The distillery barrels the whiskey and stores it for aging.
- They barreled the apples for shipment to the cider mill.
- Workers barreled the pickles in brine for preservation.
Synonyms
noun
- Large cylindrical containers, usually made of wood or metal, used for storing liquids such as wine, beer, or oil.
- Workers rolled the heavy barrels of oil onto the truck.
- The winery stored the aged wine in oak barrels for three years.
- We bought a few barrels of rainwater for the garden.
- A unit of volume used for measuring oil, beer, or other commodities, typically equal to 42 US gallons (159 liters) for oil.
- The country produces over 10 million barrels of crude oil each day.
- Oil prices dropped to $50 per barrel last week.
- The brewery sold a thousand barrels of ale this month.
- The tube-shaped part of a gun through which the bullet is fired.
- The soldier aimed down the barrel at the target.
- He cleaned the rifle's barrel carefully after target practice.
- A short-barreled shotgun is easier to carry in tight spaces.