barrelled
barrelled is the simple past and past participle of barrel.
Adjective
barrelled (not comparable)
- Having a barrel or specified number of barrels.
- a barrelled action
- a double-barrelled shotgun
- Packed in a barrel.
- barrelled water
Meaning of barrel
Verb
barrel (third-person singular simple present barrels, present participle (US) barreling or (UK) barrelling, simple past and past participle (US) barreled or (UK) barrelled)
- To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
- To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
- He came barrelling around the corner and I almost hit him.
- 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.
- To bet consecutively on multiple streets.
Words formed from barrelled
Phrases with barrelled
Questions about barrelled
- What does barrelled mean?
- Barrelled means having a barrel or specified number of barrels.
- What is barrelled the simple past and past participle of?
- Barrelled is the simple past and past participle of barrel.
- What part of speech is barrelled?
- Barrelled is an adjective.
Words near barrelled in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: barrelled (page history and authors); barrel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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