barrel

/ˈbæɹəl/ · noun

Meaning

A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
A tube.
The hollow basal part of a feather.
To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.

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