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barrel

Definition

  • noun: a round usually wooden container with curved sides and flat ends
  • noun: a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter
  • verb: to move very fast and often in an uncontrolled or dangerous way
  • verb: to put or pack in a barrel
  • synonyms: jar

Examples

  • The excessive coverage of the scandal signals that the news media may have finally hit/reached 'the bottom of the barrel'.

  • Salaries in the industry are scraping/hitting 'the bottom of the barrel'. [=salaries in the industry are very low]

  • Several people have lost their jobs recently, so the office isn't exactly a 'barrel of laughs' these days.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I am- Luck-wearer. Riddle-maker. Lovely titles. Go on. Barrel-rider. Barrels? Now that is interesting. And what about... ...your little Dwarf friends? Where are they hiding? Dwarves? (..)
    2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  • (..) They won't, I promise you. Please, please. You must trust me. Do as he says. Move your big ginger head. Bifur, get in... ...the barrel! Move! Everyone's in. What do we do now? Hold your breath. Hold my breath? What do you mean? Where is the Keeper of the Keys? (..)
    2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug