Synonyms for barrel
ˈbær əlbar·rel

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. barrel, gun barrelnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   cask, gun barrel, drum, bbl, barrelful

2. barrel, casknoun

   a cylindrical container that holds liquids

   Synonyms:
   cask, caskful, gun barrel, drum, bbl, barrelful

3. barrel, drumnoun

   a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

   Synonyms:
   membranophone, bbl, brake drum, metal drum, drumfish, cask, gun barrel, drum, tympan, barrelful

4. barrel, barrelfulnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   cask, gun barrel, drum, bbl, barrelful

5. barrel, bblverb

   any of various units of capacity

   "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"

   Synonyms:
   cask, gun barrel, drum, bbl, barrelful

6. barrelverb

   put in barrels

Matched Categories

1. • Cylinder
   • Put
   • Tube

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. barrelnoun

   Synonyms:
   cask, cade, butt, puncheon, tierce, hogshead, keg, rundlet, (of wine) 31-1/2 gallons, (of flour) 196 pounds

   Associated words:
   gauntree, cooper, bilge, stave, hoop, chine

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "barrel":

   barrels, keg, canon, cannon, bbl, bpd, gun, canyon, drum, hot, cylinder, fat

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How to use barrel in a sentence?

1. Daniel Ghali:

   Over the medium term, copper prices do have more room to fall, especially as we stare down the barrel of a recession.

2. Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa:

   In Ecuador's case ... $50 or $60 will still be a cheap barrel because of our production costs.

3. Darcisio Perondi:

   The government is scraping the bottom of the barrel, offering jobs in ministries and money for public works in congressional districts.

4. Richard Russell/YouTube:

   I think I’m going to try to do a barrel roll, and if that goes good I’ll go nose down and call it a night.

5. Ian Taylor:

   We all talk about 'peak supply' and maybe with shale that is becoming a disabused concept. I have begun feeling that... we are coming to peak demand towards 2030, i believe we may not see $100 (a barrel) ever again.