Library / English Dictionary

KEG

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small cask or barrel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("keg" is a kind of...):

barrel; cask (a cylindrical container that holds liquids)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "keg"):

firkin (a small wooden keg)

powder keg (keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The quantity contained in a keg

Synonyms:

keg; kegful

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("keg" is a kind of...):

containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)

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