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Definition of barrel verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

barrel

verb

NAmE//ˈbærəl//

[intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they barrel

he / she / it barrels

past simple barreled (Canadian English usually)barrelled

-ing form barreling (Canadian English usually)barrelling

to move very fast in a particular direction, especially in a way that you cannot control He came barreling down the hill and smashed into the fence.

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