ствол — meaning in English
stvol
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English meaning
- barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
- gun noun A weapon that fires bullets or shells using an explosive charge, ranging from handguns to rifles and artillery.
- shaft noun A long, narrow, straight part of a tool, weapon, or machine — such as a handle, pole, or rotating rod that transmits power.
- stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
- trunk verb To cut something short or reduce it drastically.
Senses
ствол is used for these senses in English:
- barrel A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
- bole The trunk or stem of a tree.
- gun A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.
- shaft (anatomy) The main cylindrical part of the penis.
- stem A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
- tree trunk (botany) The main structural member of a tree.
- trunk (software engineering) In software projects under source control: the most current source tree, from which the latest unstable builds (so-called "trunk builds") are compiled.
barrel — full definition
- noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
- noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
- noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
- verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.
gun — full definition
- noun A weapon that fires bullets or shells using an explosive charge, ranging from handguns to rifles and artillery.
- noun A hand-held tool that shoots or sprays a substance, such as a glue gun, staple gun, or spray gun.
- noun Informal: a skilled or highly capable person, especially one hired for a specific job.
- verb To press the accelerator hard, making an engine suddenly speed up.
- verb To be gunning for something/someone: to pursue a goal aggressively, or to specifically target someone.