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vat

vat

40 3.6
A large open container used to hold liquids like wine or dye
  • noun
  • /væt/
: depósito
  • The brewer carefully monitors the temperature of the vat during the brewing process.
  • fermentation vat
  • a vat of water
  • a large vat

And in that thud, the crystal would shoot out of the loop and disappear into this sort of VAT of liquid nitrogen.

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Examples

  • Next, he was cooking huge vats of beans on a naval vessel bound for Manila.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • They'd keep them in vats in the ship.

  • A vat of boiling oil?

  • Then the meat fell into another vat before going to the lady with the cans.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • They use the protoplasm in the vat as an energy source.

  • The settling vats, part of the fermentation process.

  • One door led to the fermenting vats, and one back to the reception area from which I'd entered.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The factory uses a large vat to store the chemicals used in production.

  • After mixing the ingredients, pour the mixture into a vat for fermentation.

Synonyms

tank
vsvat
489 1.0

A large container that holds liquids or gases

is more specific to open industrial liquid storage rather than transport or gas use
tub
vsvat
68 1.0

A large open container for holding liquids or other things

is used mainly in industrial processes rather than general household storage
vessel
vsvat
63 3.2

A container that holds liquids like a bowl or cup

is larger and used in industrial processes rather than everyday small containers
basin
vsvat
22 1.0

A wide, round container with sloping sides for holding water or food

is larger and primarily used in industrial processes not for household food tasks
storage tank
vsvat
9 3.1

A large container that holds liquids like water in factories or farms

is typically an open industrial container used for holding liquids rather than closed metal ones

Antonyms

cup
∞ 1.0

A small open container with a handle for drinking liquids

Compounds

vat color
  • Specialized
9.1

A dye for cotton that is dissolved to put on cloth and then made to stay

vat dye
  • Specialized
7.9

A strong fabric color that lasts when washed, used on cotton and denim

How Big

reservoir
79 4.3
tank
489 1.0
vat
40 3.6
barrel
156 1.0
bucket
333 1.0
cup
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

vat singular
vats plural

Etymology

Vat comes from an old English word fæt that meant 'tub' or 'container'. That's why a vat today is a large open container used to hold liquids like wine, dye, or cleaning fluid.