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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

  • (..) what happens then? No, we'll get more. That Quayle woman's got her own set-up. The heat's off her. She can break loose a barrel every now and again. It ain't broke, so why fix it? Todd, please, would you explain things to your uncle? Explain to him the benefit (..)
    2013 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Felina Season: 5 Episode 16