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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

  1. noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
  2. noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
  3. noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
  4. verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.

gun — full definition

  1. noun A weapon that fires bullets or shells using an explosive charge, ranging from handguns to rifles and artillery.
  2. noun A hand-held tool that shoots or sprays a substance, such as a glue gun, staple gun, or spray gun.
  3. noun Informal: a skilled or highly capable person, especially one hired for a specific job.
  4. verb To press the accelerator hard, making an engine suddenly speed up.
  5. verb To be gunning for something/someone: to pursue a goal aggressively, or to specifically target someone.

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