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Definition of 'barrow'

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barrow

(bæroʊ )
Word forms: plural barrows
1. countable noun
A barrow is the same as a wheelbarrow.
2. countable noun
A barrow is a cart from which fruit or other goods are sold in the street.
[British]regional note:   in AM, use pushcart
3. countable noun
A barrow is a large structure made of earth that people used to build over graves in ancient times.
More Synonyms of barrow
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barrow in British 1

(ˈbærəʊ )
noun
1.  wheelbarrow, handbarrow
2. Also called: barrowful
the amount contained in or on a barrow
3. mainly British
a handcart, typically having two wheels and a canvas roof, used esp by street vendors
4. Northern England dialect
concern or business (esp in the phrases that's not my barrow, that's just my barrow)
5.  into one's barrow
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Word origin of 'barrow'
Old English bearwe; related to Old Norse barar bier, Old High German bāra
Word Frequency

barrow in British 2

(ˈbærəʊ )
noun
a heap of earth placed over one or more prehistoric tombs, often surrounded by ditches. Long barrows are elongated Neolithic mounds usually covering stone burial chambers; round barrows are Bronze Age, covering burials or cremations
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Word origin of 'barrow'
Old English beorg; related to Old Norse bjarg, Gothic bairgahei hill, Old High German berg mountain
Word Frequency

barrow in British 3

(ˈbærəʊ )
noun
a castrated pig
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Word origin of 'barrow'
Old English bearg; related to Old Norse börgr, Old High German barug
Word Frequency

Barrow in British

(ˈbærəʊ )
noun
1. 
a river in SE Ireland, rising in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and flowing south to Waterford Harbour. Length: about 193 km (120 miles)
2.  Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow Point
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Barrow in American

(ˈbæroʊ ; barˈō; ˈbɛroʊ ; berˈō)
Pointnorthernmost point of Alas.: cape on the Arctic Ocean
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'barrow'
after Sir John Barrow (1764-1848), Eng geographer: he promoted Arctic exploration
Word Frequency

barrow in American 1

(ˈbæroʊ ; barˈō; ˈbɛroʊ ; berˈō)
noun
1. 
handbarrow
2. 
wheelbarrow
3.  Chiefly British
a small cart with two wheels, pushed by hand; pushcart
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'barrow'
ME barwe < OE bearwe, basket, barrow < beran, bear1
Word Frequency

barrow in American 2

(ˈbæroʊ ; barˈō; ˈbɛroʊ ; berˈō)
noun
1. 
a heap of earth or rocks covering a grave, esp. an ancient one; tumulus
2. 
a mountain; hill
now used only in English place names
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'barrow'
ME berwe < OE beorg, hill < IE base *bhereĝh-, high, elevated > Ger berg, burg, L fortis
Word Frequency

barrow in American 3

(ˈbæroʊ ; barˈō; ˈbɛroʊ ; berˈō)
noun
a pig castrated before maturing
see also stag (sense 2)
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'barrow'
ME barow < OE beorg < IE base *bher-: see barrator

Example sentences containing 'barrow'

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Three other sets of remains have joined her in the long barrow since. Times, Sunday Times (2014)This is also when the remaining four phases of the oval barrow were fashioned. Francis Pryor BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003)I visited a round barrow right in the middle of the heath. Times, Sunday Times (2012)He said: 'What appeals to me about having my remains in this long barrow is the permanence of the structure and the landscape. Times, Sunday Times (2014)

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Archaeological terms, river, vehicle

Trends of 'barrow'

Used Occasionally. barrow is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'barrow'

  • barroom
  • Barros
  • Barroso
  • barrow
  • barrow boy
  • Barrow Point
  • Barrow-in-Furness

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Related Terms of 'barrow'

  • barrow boy
  • Barrow Point
  • Barrow-in-Furness
  • into one's barrow

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