as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages a keg of beer

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of keg Liquid Death is taking my favorite water from actual mountains and putting it in a limited edition keg. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025 And there is perhaps no social event more quintessential of the American college experience than a keg party. Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 5 Mar. 2025 My unsolicited advice was not heeded, but Buehrle would be up to stay, beer keg or no beer keg. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025 Behind the heavy oak door of her two-story brick house, Harriet Bell Hayden kept rifles, kegs of gunpowder and even a secret tunnel. Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keg
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keg
Noun
  • The San Francisco-area plant that Valero plans to shut by April 2026 can process 145,000 barrels of oil a day.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • As if things weren’t complicated enough, they are forced to work together when a hurricane barrels toward the hospital, which then goes into lockdown.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After that, Aden gets to have some fun concocting various flavors by finishing the spirits in different casks – like those previously used for sherry or rum – and by blending different ages together for complexity.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
  • All of these were in refill casks, some of theme were third or fourth fill.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The tent includes features such as a small TV room and visible air-conditioning pipes.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Now Currently, most regulations that address phosphorus runoff cover sources that can be easily identified, such as discharge pipes.
    Simi Thambi​, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Keg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keg. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on keg

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!