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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.
sub
Noun
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Short for submarine.
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Short for submarine sandwich.
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Short for substitute.
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Short for subscription.
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Short for submissive.
sub
Verb
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To substitute for.
I subbed for an injured player during last night's game.
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To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
Now that I've retired from my full-time teaching job, I'll do some subbing from time to time to keep busy and earn a little extra money.
Ms. Smith subs for Mr. Jones' math class when he's sick.
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, To replace (a player) with a substitute.
He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.