noun
vat
vat
noun
1
A large container, typically used for holding or processing liquids such as wine, beer, or dye.
"The winery stores its grape juice in enormous steel vats."
"The leather was soaked in a vat of tanning solution."
verb
1
To put something into a vat, or to blend liquids together in one.
"The distillery vats several batches of whisky together before bottling."
How to Use Vat
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA big tub or tank for liquids.
Common pairings
a vat of
wine vat
vat of acid
Word Forms
vatted past tense, vats plural, vats singular
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Etymology
From Old English fæt ("vessel"); the "v" spelling came from a dialect variant, the same shift that turned "fox" into "vixen" in some regions.