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barrelA round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.Rate it:

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blow offTo vent, usually, to reduce pressure in a container.Rate it:

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boil overTo boil to such an extent as to overflow its container.Rate it:

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circular fileThe trash container; the wastebasket.Rate it:

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cube outTo reach the volume limit of a container.Rate it:

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dirty laundryA clothes hamper or other container used to place unclean or soiled laundry.Rate it:

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dump outTo empty a container by turning its contents out over a surface.Rate it:

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get outTo take something from its container.Rate it:

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holeA container or receptacle.Rate it:

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leave someone holding the bagTo remove the value from an article or arrangement and leave somebody holding the empty (or valueless) container.Rate it:

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lucky dipA game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.Rate it:

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pipeMeanings relating to a container.Rate it:

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pull outTo remove something from a container.Rate it:

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screw offTo remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.Rate it:

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store awayTo keep a supply of something, in a place or container.Rate it:

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stuff the ballot boxTo commit fraud in an election by depositing extra or otherwise illegitimate ballots into the container holding voters' ballots, in an attempt to predetermine the outcome.Rate it:

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to goServed in a package or takeout container so as to be taken away from a restaurant rather than eaten on the premises.Rate it:

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