vat — meaning in English

English meaning

• barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
• cask verb To store or age something, typically a drink, in a barrel.
• draft noun An early, unfinished version of a piece of writing.
• drum noun A percussion instrument with a tight skin stretched over a hollow body, played by striking.
• keg noun A small barrel-shaped container, usually round and made of wood or metal, used to hold liquids such as beer.
• tank noun A large container built to hold a liquid or gas.
• vessel noun A ship, boat, or other craft built for traveling on water (or, more loosely, air or space).

Senses

vat is used for these senses in English:

• barrel (countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
• cask A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)
• draft (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
• drum A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.
• keg A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.
• tank A closed container for liquids or gases.
• vessel A person as a container of qualities or feelings. [From 1382]
• vessel (biology) A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant. [From 1398]

barrel — full definition

1. noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
2. noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
3. noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
4. verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.

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