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# keg

«keg» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small barrel, used to store drink such as ale or brandy** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (keg, kegs)

### meaning for a pupil

A keg is a small barrel, used to store drink such as ale or brandy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keg/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

a store of drink for a journey in an old tale; the keg is carried on a cart or in a cellar

### examples

- Hans packed two kegs of brandy for the journey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keg/#x1)
- The keg of ale was kept in the cellar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keg/#x2)
- The men rolled the keg up the hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keg/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths; if a problem says 2 kegs, count 2 barrels, and each keg holds the same amount.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «keg» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keg/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.