Vat

Quick meaning: Vat is a noun meaning A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.

Meaning

A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.

More Meanings

1. A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
2. (Roman Catholicism) A vessel for holding holy water.
3. (transitive) To put into a vat.
4. (transitive) To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat; figuratively, to mix or blend elements as if with wines or spirits.
5. Designating a vat dye.
6. (dated) A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectolitre of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States.

Example Sentences

a vat of fat

a vat of acid

a vat of wine

a vat of glue

Word Forms

• vats
• vatting
• vatted

Synonyms for vat

Depending on context, synonyms include tub.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tub, jar, keeve, cauldron, pot, barrel.

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