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Grammar : Verb
Spell : bar-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbær əl



Definition of barreled

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "to put in barrels," from barrel (n.). Meaning "to move quickly" is 1930, American English slang, perhaps suggestive of a rolling barrel. Related: Barreled; barreling.
  • As in run : verb move fast on foot
  • As in rush : verb hurry, speed
  • As in scurry : verb move along swiftly
  • As in speed : verb move along quickly
  • As in whisk : verb brush quickly; hasten
  • As in festinate : verb rush
  • As in hightail : verb run
  • As in floor it : verb drive at full speed
  • As in fly : verb run or pass swiftly
  • As in hotfoot : verb hurry
  • As in hurry : verb act, move speedily
Example sentences :
  • It is finger-cold, and prudent farmers get in their barreled apples.
  • Extract from : « An English Grammar » by W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell
  • This was the 'spirit-house,' used for the storage of the spirits of turpentine when barreled for market, and awaiting shipment.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 » by Various
  • Our soldiers needed the hams and the barreled pork, so shortly more hogs came to market.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) » by Elbert Hubbard
  • De Boer was advancing upon it, with his barreled projector half levelled.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • The brood is caught and barreled for export to Holland and other places, especially the Thames oyster farms.
  • Extract from : « The Ocean World: » by Louis Figuier
  • This is called black salts, is barreled, and shipped to Britain, where it is in great demand.
  • Extract from : « The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 » by Gordon Sellar
  • Water in the camp was scarce, so there was a resort to barreled beer and dynamite.
  • Extract from : « My Adventures with Your Money » by George Graham Rice
  • Usually they are placed at first in piles or windrows; and from these piles they are barreled or boxed for market.
  • Extract from : « The Apple-Tree » by L. H. Bailey
  • The early harvest apples in their full prime were picked and barreled.
  • Extract from : « The Little Brown Hen Hears the Song of the Nightingale & The Golden Harvest » by Jasmine Stone Van Dresser
  • Prior to this the mineral was barreled up and shipped to London, being taken over as ballast, in packet ships, at low rates.
  • Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.

Synonyms for barreled

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