barrow

Bar·row

(băr′ō)

See Utqiagvik.

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bar·row ¹

 (băr′ō)

n.

1. A handbarrow.

2. A wheelbarrow.

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[Middle English barowe, from Old English *bearwe; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

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bar·row ²

 (băr′ō)

n.

A large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site.

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[Middle English bergh, from Old English beorg, beorh, hill, burial site; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots.]

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bar·row ³

 (băr′ō)

n.

A pig that has been castrated before reaching sexual maturity.

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[Middle English barow, from Old English bearg.]

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barrow

(ˈbærəʊ)

n

1. (Horticulture) See wheelbarrow, handbarrow

2. Also called: barrowful the amount contained in or on a barrow

3. chiefly Brit a handcart, typically having two wheels and a canvas roof, used esp by street vendors

4. dialect Northern English concern or business (esp in the phrases that's not my barrow, that's just my barrow)

5. into one's barrow dialect Irish and Scot suited to one's interests or desires

[Old English bearwe; related to Old Norse barar bier, Old High German bāra]

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barrow

(ˈbærəʊ)

n

(Archaeology) 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

[Old English beorg; related to Old Norse bjarg, Gothic bairgahei hill, Old High German berg mountain]

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barrow

(ˈbærəʊ)

n

(Agriculture) a castrated pig

[Old English bearg; related to Old Norse börgr, Old High German barug]

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Barrow

(ˈbærəʊ)

n

1. (Placename) a river in SE Ireland, rising in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and flowing south to Waterford Harbour. Length: about 193 km (120 miles)

2. (Placename) See Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow Point

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bar•row¹

(ˈbær oʊ)

n.

1. wheelbarrow.

2. Brit. pushcart.

[before 1000; Middle English bar(e)we, Old English bearwe; akin to bier, bear¹]

bar•row²

(ˈbær oʊ)

n.

1. tumulus.

2. a hill (used in English place names).

[before 900; Middle English berw, beruh, berg(h), Old English beorg hill, mound, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German berg mountain, Old Norse bjarg, berg cliff; akin to borough]

bar•row³

(ˈbær oʊ)

n.

a castrated male swine.

[before 1000; Middle English barowe, baru, Old English bearg, c. Old High German barug, Old Norse bǫrgr]

Bar•row

(ˈbær oʊ)

n.

1. Also called Bar′row-in-Fur′ness (ˈfɜr nɪs) a seaport in Cumbria, in NW England. 73,900.

2. Point, the N tip of Alaska: the northernmost point of the U.S.

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tumulus, barrow - A tumulus is the mound of earth placed over a tomb, synonymous with barrow.

See also related terms for mound.

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barrow

A large mound of earth heaped up over a prehistoric tomb.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	barrow - the quantity that a barrow will hold barrowful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	2.	barrow - (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs burial mound, grave mound, tumulus hill, mound - structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind" archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
	3.	barrow - a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels garden cart, lawn cart, wheelbarrow handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart - wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries"

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barrow

noun cart, trolley, wheelbarrow, handcart, pushcart He tried to push four crates up a steep hill on a barrow.

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Translations

رابيَه، رُكامٌ فَوْقَ قَبْرعَرَبَة عَجَلاتعَرَبَة يَد

mohylamohylový hrobtrakařdvoukolákkára

gravhøjtrækvogntrillebør

BorgSchubkarreGrabGrabhügelHandkarre

carretillacarretóntúmulo

brouette

sírhalom

handkerrahjólbörur

carrettatumulo

karutispilkapisvežimėlis

divričikapkalnsķerra

bargduwkargrafheuvelgrafterpkar

dragkjerregravhaugtrillebår

mohylamohylový hrob

samokolnica

el arabasıhöyükseyyar satıcı arabasıtümülüs

两轮小车冢古坟独轮手推车

barrow

¹ [ˈbærəʊ]

A. N (= wheelbarrow) → carretilla f; (= market stall) → carreta f

B. CPD barrow boy N (Brit) → vendedor m callejero

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barrow

² [ˈbærəʊ] N (Archeol) → túmulo m

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barrow

[ˈbærəʊ] n (= cart) → charrette f à brasbarrow-boy [ˈbærəʊbɔɪ] (British) n → marchand m des quatre saisonsbar-stool barstool [ˈbɑː^rstuːl] n → tabouret m de bar

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barrow

¹

n → Karre (→ n m) f; (= wheel barrow) → Schubkarre (→ n m) f; (Rail: = luggage barrow) → Gepäckkarre (→ n m) f; (esp Brit: costermonger’s) → (handgezogener) Obst-/Gemüse-/Fischkarren etc m

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barrow

²

n (Archeol) → Hügelgrab nt

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barrow

¹ [ˈbærəʊ] n (wheelbarrow) → carriola; (market stall) → carretto, carrettino

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barrow

² [ˈbærəʊ] n (Archeol) → tumulo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

barrow

(ˈbӕrəu) noun

1. a wheelbarrow. kruiwa عَرَبَة عَجَلات ръчна количка carrinho de mão trakař der Schubkarren trillebør χειράμαξαcarretilla käsikäru فرقون kottikärryt brouetteמריצה ठेला-गाड़ी humak talicska gerobak hjólbörur carriola 一輪手押し車 손수레 karutis ķerra kereta sorong kruiwagentrillebårtaczka زمبیل carrinho de mão roabă тачка tragač samokolnica tačke skottkärra รถเข็นล้อเดียว el arabası 單輪手推車 візок ٹھیلہ ، ہتھ گاڑی xe cút kít 独轮手推车

2. a small (usually two-wheeled) cart. handkar, stootkar عَرَبَة يَد носилка carrinho de mão dvoukolák, kára die Handkarre trækvogn δίτροχο καροτσάκι carro de dos ruedas käru گاری دوچرخه kärry diable עֶגלַת יַד दूपहिया छोटी गाड़ी tačke, kolica taliga gerobak sorong handkerra carrettino 二輪手押し車 2륜 손수레 vežimėlis divriči kereta sorong dua roda kardragkjerrewózek دوه ټايره گاډی carrinho de mão căru­cior тележка vozík, kára ciza kolica [hand]kärra รถเข็นเล็กสองล้อ seyyar satıcı arabası 小型(常為兩輪)推車 тачка چھوٹی گاڑی xe ba gác 两轮小车

3. a mound of earth piled up over the graves of important people in prehistoric times. grafheuwel رابيَه، رُكامٌ فَوْقَ قَبْر гробна могила túmulo mohyla, mohylový hrob der Grab gravhøj τύμβοςtúmulo kivikalme, kääbas تپۀ کوچکی که روی قبر بسازند hautakumpu תֵל עַל קֶבֶר humak, mogila sírhalom makam di bukit tumulo 土塚 고분 pilkapis kapkalns timbunan tanah grafheuvelgravhaugkopiec, kurhan د خاوري كوټني چي د قبر پر سر يي جوړوي курган mohyla, mohylový hrob gomila humka gravhög สุสานโบราณที่เป็นเนินดิน höyük, tümülüs 塚，古墳 курган قبر پر مٹی ڈالنا nấm mồ 冢，古坟

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