Antonyms for barrow


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bar-oh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbær oʊ


Definition of barrow

Origin :
  • "vehicle for carrying a load," c.1300, barewe, probably from an unrecorded Old English *bearwe "basket, barrow," from beran "to bear, to carry" (see bear (v.)). The original had no wheel and required two persons to carry it.
  • noun grave
Example sentences :
  • Temple, barrow, etc., have thus been raised to proper names.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
  • And soil might have been taken from the bottom of this Dorchester barrow which produced them.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • In its barrow it trusted, its battling and bulwarks: that boast was vain!
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous
  • A gentleman of the name of Barrow, who introduced Home to Collins.
  • Extract from : « The Poetical Works of William Collins » by William Collins
  • Barrow, it seems, was at the Edinburgh University, which is in the county of Lothian.
  • Extract from : « The Poetical Works of William Collins » by William Collins
  • “I should like to have that boy with me, then,” observed Captain Barrow.
  • Extract from : « The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • "I don't want your money," she said, wheeling her barrow further.
  • Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai
  • For some reason she would not allow a gunner to wheel the barrow for her.
  • Extract from : « Pushed and the Return Push » by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)
  • Hulls Barrow was in the seat beside him with a rifle across his knees.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
  • It's full of notes and comments on the rumors and hearsay about the Barrow family.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney

Synonyms for barrow

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