Meaning & use
barreled
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Past tense of 'barrel': moved very fast and often recklessly, or packed something into barrels.
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The car barreled through the intersection just as the light turned red.
The distillery barreled its whiskey in charred oak casks for aging.
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As an adjective, 'barreled' also describes something shaped like or fitted with a barrel, as in a 'double-barreled shotgun.'
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