1. (

• barrel ,
• gun_barrel

) a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired ;

2. (

• barrel ,
• cask

) a cylindrical container that holds liquids ;

3. (

• barrel ,
• drum

) a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends ;

4. (

• barrel ,
• barrelful

) the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold ;

5. (

• barrel ,
• bbl ,

) any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" ;

1. (

• barrel

) put in barrels ;