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barrel

/ˈbæɹəl/

An illustration for barrel

noun1 of 2

a round container with curved sides and flat ends

  • “The old lady was more fun than a barrel of monkeys.”Tatoeba
  • “This is like shooting fish in a barrel.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.

Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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