keg
keg
Definition
keg (keg)
noun
- a small barrel, usually one holding less than ten gallons
- a unit of weight for nails, equal to 100 pounds
Etymology: ME cagge < or akin to ON kaggi, keg < IE base *ĝegh-, a branch, stake > E dial cag, stump
keg
Synonyms
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Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- beer: Many champion skaters competed for money, pieces of beef and kegs of beer.
- brandy: In the 18th century boats brought in kegs of contraband brandy which smugglers rolled along secret tunnels from the shore to Black Castle.
- spirit: When the Vicar unlocked the church door, he discovered the floor of the belfry and even the font filled with kegs of spirits.
- gunpowder: But if I carry about a keg of gunpowder within me, I am not to blame the match if there comes an explosion.
- wine: The steeple of a nearby church was one of the places where illicit kegs of wine, gin and whiskey were once hid.
Converse of object
- ignite: Lessons to be learned In some ways the action research ignited a powder keg that had been waiting to go off.
- get: Go in and get the other keg and throw it to the boxes.
- carry: Summoned silently to help them carry a keg of liquor, he drinks from the flagon, and falls asleep on the hillside.
Adjective modifier
- empty: Enough space was cleared of dirt and debris to lay planks on top of empty nail kegs, to seat possibly thirty persons.
- potential: The Middle East conflict has long been recognized as a potential powder keg.
Modifies a noun
- cider: Cider keg Cider is made from pressed apples which undergo a process of fermentation.
- beer: Unlike keg beer which has to be chilled, real ale has flavors you need to taste!
- ale: The Lounge Bar serves many cask and keg ales and with dance floor has live entertainment Thursday to Saturday.
- party: Leo, Gib, John, Tom at the keg party!
- lager: It was enormously successful, particularly in Scotland, where in the years keg lager captured 20 % of the beer market.
- version: A keg version of the beer was to be retained.
Noun used with modifier
- powder: Secondly, you also asked the very good question about what can be done about the Balkan powder keg?
- beer: It's Laurel and Hardy stuff particularly when they've drunk the beer keg dry.
- gunpowder: As part of their plan, they stored gunpowder kegs in the cellars of the House of Lords.
- metal: It is then pasteurized to make a sterile product and dispensed into a sealed metal keg.
