keg

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noun

ˈkeg 

 dialectal  ˈkag,

ˈkāg

1

: a small cask or barrel having a capacity of 30 gallons or less

2

: the contents of a keg

keg

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verb

kegged; kegging; kegs

transitive verb

: to store (something, such as beer) in a keg

This led us to purchase larger brewing equipment and begin bottling and kegging our beer for distribution in the Tokyo market.

—Bryan Baird

kegged adjective

He'll also have kegged root beer and perhaps locally made sodas on hand.

—Eater.com

Synonyms

Noun

• barrel
• butt
• cask
• firkin
• hogshead
• kilderkin
• pipe
• puncheon
• rundlet
• runlet
• tun

Examples of keg in a Sentence

Noun

They drank an entire keg of beer.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Your showrunners had foreshadowed Nat’s death in the pilot, with Misty appearing as a vision at the keg party. —Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025

The only thing shocking about this story is that the Washington elites are stupid enough to coordinate their latest military adventure on a messaging app like a bunch of teenagers planning a keg party. —Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025

The brew events even include a hunt for a mini keg on the mountain. —Anna Fiorentino, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025

But the foal embarks on its own impromptu journey and ultimately is seen helping the keg make it to its destination. —Angela Yang, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English kag, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kaggi keg

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1837, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing keg

• powder keg

Rhymes for keg

• beg
• clegg
• egg
• leg
• legg
• meg
• peg
• reg
• blackleg
• bootleg
• foreleg
• mpeg

Kids Definition

keg

noun

ˈkeg 

ˈkag,

ˈkāg

1

: a small cask or barrel holding 30 gallons (about 114 liters) or less

2

: the contents of a keg