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barrel

/ˈbæɹəl/ verbo C2

En español: embarrilar, ir disparado

  1. To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels. (transitive)
  2. To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner. (intransitive) · He came barrelling around the corner and I almost hit him.
  3. To assume the shape of a barrel; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit barrel distortion, where the sides bulge outwards. (intransitive)
  4. To bet consecutively on multiple streets. (slang)

He/she/it barrels · Pasado barreled · Participio pasado barreled · Forma en -ing barreling

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De la biblioteca

Lying across his chest was a curious weapon, a shotgun with the barrel sawed off a foot in front of the triggers.
The Valley of Fear, p. 27 · C1
Apart from the name upon the barrel, the idea had occurred to me.
The Valley of Fear, p. 35 · C1
I had it by the barrel, and we wrestled for it all ends up for a minute or more.
The Valley of Fear, p. 97 · C1
The light flashed upon the barrel of a revolver, but Holmes’ hunting crop came down on the man’s wrist, and the pistol clinked upon the stone floor.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 29 · B2

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