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barrel
Noun
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A barrel is a tall and round container.
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A barrel is the amount of something that is in a full barrel, or that would fit in the barrel. For example, a barrel of water or a barrel of beer.
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The barrel of a gun is the part the bullet goes through.
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The barrel of a clarinet is the part you connect the mouth piece.
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The barrel of a horse or pony is its ribs.
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A barrel is a solid metal tube that may be part of some machines.
barrel
Verb
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If you barrel, you move very quickly.
chair
Noun
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A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on.
Please, pull up a chair and sit down.
There were six chairs around the table.
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The person who is in charge of a meeting is the chair of the meeting.
The chair opened the floor to questions.
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A chair is a position of professor in a university.
A chair of Mathematics has opened at London University.
chair
Verb
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If you chair a meeting, you are in charge of controlling it.
The meeting was chaired by the head teacher.