Collocations for barrel - noun
1. container
ADJ.
beer, wine
VERB + BARREL
fill
They filled the barrels with cider
They filled the barrels with cider
BARREL + VERB
contain sth
PREP.
a/per ~
The price of oil had fallen to $16 per barrel.
The price of oil had fallen to $16 per barrel.
by the ~
Beer is sold by the barrel.
Beer is sold by the barrel.
~ of
a barrel of beer/oil
a barrel of beer/oil
2. of a gun
ADJ.
gun, rifle
I felt the gun barrel at my head
I felt the gun barrel at my head
VERB + BARREL
look down, peer/squint along
She found herself looking down the barrel of a gun. | Pulling his rifle to his shoulder he squinted along the barrel.
She found herself looking down the barrel of a gun. | Pulling his rifle to his shoulder he squinted along the barrel.
BARREL + VERB
point
PHRASES
the barrel of a gun