Barrel - Definition

n 1: a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
[syn: barrel, gun barrel]
2: a cylindrical container that holds liquids [syn: barrel,
cask]
3: a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends [syn:
barrel, drum]
4: the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold [syn:
barrel, barrelful]
5: any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31
gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" [syn: barrel,
bbl]
v 1: put in barrels