a large round container, usually made of wood or metal, with flat ends and, usually, curved sides

the contents of or the amount contained in a barrel; a unit of measurement in the oil industry equal to between 120 and 159 litres

They got through two barrels of beer.

Crude oil prices hit record highs of more than $70 a barrel.

the part of a gun like a tube through which the bullets are fired

Tom found himself looking down the barrel of a gun.

The barrel was aimed directly at me.

He fired one barrel and then fired again.

to move very fast in a particular direction, especially in a way that you cannot control

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