Barrel (n.) A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. |
Barrel (n.) The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31/ gallons |
Barrel (n.) A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case |
Barrel (n.) A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged. |
Barrel (n.) A jar. |
Barrel (n.) The hollow basal part of a feather. |
Barrel (v. t.) To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels. |
Break (v. t.) To strain apart |
Break (v. t.) To lay open as by breaking |
Break (v. t.) To lay open, as a purpose |
Break (v. t.) To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise. |
Break (v. t.) To interrupt |
Break (v. t.) To destroy the completeness of |
Break (v. t.) To destroy the arrangement of |
Break (v. t.) To shatter to pieces |
Break (v. t.) To exchange for other money or currency of smaller denomination |
Break (v. t.) To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of |
Break (v. t.) To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind. |
Break (v. t.) To diminish the force of |
Break (v. t.) To impart, as news or information |
Break (v. t.) To tame |
Break (v. t.) To destroy the financial credit of |
Break (v. t.) To destroy the official character and standing of |
Break (v. i.) To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence |
Break (v. i.) To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag. |
Break (v. i.) To burst forth |
Break (v. i.) To burst forth violently, as a storm. |
Break (v. i.) To open up |
Break (v. i.) To become weakened in constitution or faculties |
Break (v. i.) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief |
Break (v. i.) To fall in business |
Break (v. i.) To make an abrupt or sudden change |
Break (v. i.) To fail in musical quality |
Break (v. i.) To fall out |
Break (v. t.) An opening made by fracture or disruption. |
Break (v. t.) An interruption of continuity |
Break (v. t.) A projection or recess from the face of a building. |
Break (v. t.) An opening or displacement in the circuit, interrupting the electrical current. |
Break (v. t.) An interruption |
Break (v. t.) An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc. |
Break (v. t.) The first appearing, as of light in the morning |
Break (v. t.) A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind. |
Break (v. t.) A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See Brake, n. 9 & 10. |
Break (n.) See Commutator. |
Break-circuit (n.) A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit. |
Break-up (n.) Disruption |
Catch (v. t.) To lay hold on |
Catch (v. t.) To seize after pursuing |
Catch (v. t.) To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook |
Catch (v. t.) Hence: To insnare |
break breakout jailbreak gaolbreak prisonbreak prison-breaking | an escape from jail, the breakout was carefully planned |
apprehension arrest catch collar pinch taking into custody | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal), the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar |
catch grab snatch snap | the act of catching an object with the hands, Mays made the catch with his back to the plate, he made a grab for the ball before it landed, Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away, the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion |
fair catch | (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled |
shoestring catch | (baseball) a running catch made near the ground |
barrel roll | a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course |
open frame break | any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare, the break in the eighth frame cost him the match |
fast break | (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball |
break | a sudden dash, he made a break for the open door |
breakage break breaking | the act of breaking something, the breakage was unavoidable |
break interruption disruption gap | an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity, it was presented without commercial breaks, there was a gap in his account |
catch | a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth, he played catch with his son in the backyard |
break break of serve | (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving, he was up two breaks in the second set |
break | the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool |
break dancing break dance | a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground, normally performed to the rhythm of rap music |
housebreaking break-in breaking and entering | trespassing for an unlawful purpose, illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent |
locking lockup | the act of locking something up to protect it |
respite recess break time out | a pause from doing something (as work), we took a -minute break, he took time out to recuperate |
spring break | a week or more of recess during the spring term at school |
a ashcan trash can garbage can wastebin ash bin ash-bin ashbin dustbin trash barrel trash bin | a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected |
barrel cask | a cylindrical container that holds liquids |
barrel gun barrel | a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired |
barrel knot blood knot | a knot used for tying fishing leaders together, the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times |
barrel organ grind organ hand organ hurdy gurdy hurdy-gurdy street organ | a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs |
barrel vault | the simplest form of vault, a single continuous arch |
beer barrel beer keg | a barrel that holds beer |
break seal | a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed, it was stored in a tube with a break seal |
breech rear of barrel rear of tube | opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded |
catch | a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window |
catch stop | a restraint that checks the motion of something, he used a book as a stop to hold the door open |
locking pliers | pliers that can be locked in place |
pickle barrel | a barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled |
rain barrel | a barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater |
safety catch safety lock | guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired |
wine cask wine barrel | a barrel that holds wine |
catch gimmick | a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident, it sounds good but what's the catch? |
catch | a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) |
glottal stop glottal plosive glottal catch | a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis, as in the sudden onset of a vowel |
catchphrase catch phrase | a phrase that has become a catchword |
break | an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion), then there was a break in her voice |
rupture breach break severance rift falling out | a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions), they hoped to avoid a break in relations |
break good luck happy chance | an unexpected piece of good luck, he finally got his big break |
break | the occurrence of breaking, the break in the dam threatened the valley |
interruption break | some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity, the telephone is an annoying interruption, there was a break in the action when a player was hurt |
service break | a tennis game won on the opponent's service |
coffee break tea break | a snack taken during a break in the work day, a ten-minute coffee break, the British have tea breaks |
catch | anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching), he shared his catch with the others |
fault faulting geological fault shift fracture break | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other, they built it right over a geological fault, he studied the faulting of the earth's crust |
catch match | a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect |
cooper barrel maker | a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs |