barrel
[ bar-uhl ]
/ ˈbær əl /
noun
verb (used with object), bar·reled, bar·rel·ing or (especially British) bar·relled, bar·rel·ling.
verb (used without object), bar·reled, bar·rel·ing or (especially British) bar·relled, bar·rel·ling.
Informal. to travel or drive very fast: to barrel along the highway.
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Idioms for barrel
over a barrel, Informal. in a helpless, weak, or awkward position; unable to act: They really had us over a barrel when they foreclosed the mortgage.
Origin of barrel
OTHER WORDS FROM barrel
half-barrel, nounun·bar·reled, adjectiveun·bar·relled, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for barrel
barrel
/ (ˈbærəl) /
noun
verb -rels, -relling or -relled or US -rels, -reling or -reled
Word Origin for barrel
C14: from Old French baril perhaps from barre bar 1
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Idioms and Phrases with barrel
barrel
see both barrels; bottom of the barrel; cash on the barrelhead; like shooting fish in a barrel; lock, stock, and barrel; more fun than a barrel of monkeys; over a barrel; pork barrel; rotten apple (spoils the barrel).
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