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Antonyms for
barrel
A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
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All Definitions for Barrel

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1A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
2The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
3Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
4A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
5A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
6To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
7To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
8A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.
9The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and resembles a barrel.
10A venturi (in carburetion).
11A waste receptacle.
12The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.
13Any of the dark-staining regions in the somatosensory cortex of rodents, etc., where somatosensory inputs from the contralateral side of the body come in from the thalamus.
14A statistic derived from launch angle and exit velocity of a ball hit in play.
15To assume the shape of a barrel
16Specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit barrel distortion, where the sides bulge outwards.
17Any tube.
18A jar.
19A ceiling-mounted tube from which lights are suspended.
20The hollow basal part of a feather.

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About antonyms for barrel

Finding the right antonym for barrel helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.", barrel has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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