Container vs. Vat

Someone who contains; something that contains.

An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.

(transportation) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.

(by extension) Someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.

(computing) A file format that can hold various types of data.

(object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.

Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.

One who, or that which, contains; particularly, an artifactual object that is designed to contain some fluid or solid material, object or objects, especially for convenience in transporting the contained objects.

a large metallic box designed to hold many smaller boxes or packages, and used for convenience in loading and unloading large quantities of freight, such as on ships, trains, or airplanes.

any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

an object for holding or transporting something

Example: ‘the cakes will keep for up to two weeks if kept in an airtight container’;

a large metal box of a standard design and size used for the transport of goods by road, rail, sea, or air

Example: ‘a container lorry’;

A container is any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in storage, packaging, and transportation, including shipping. Things kept inside of a container are protected by being inside of its structure.

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

A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.

(Roman Catholic) A vessel for holding holy water.

(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. (The old Dutch grain vat averaged 0.762 Winchester bushel. The old London coal vat contained 9 bushels. The solid-measurement vat of Amsterdam contains 40 cubic feet; the wine vat, 241.57 imperial gallons, and the vat for olive oil, 225.45 imperial gallons.)

(transitive) To put into a vat.

(transitive) To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat; figuratively, to mix or blend elements as if with wines or spirits.

A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for holding liquors in an immature state, chemical preparations for dyeing, or for tanning, or for tanning leather, or the like.

Example: ‘Let him produce his vats and tubs, in opposition to heaps of arms and standards.’;

A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States.

A wooden tub for washing ores and mineral substances in.

A vessel for holding holy water.

To put or transfer into a vat.

a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production

a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

a large tank or tub used to hold liquid, especially in industry

Example: ‘a vat of hot tar’;

a water-insoluble dye, such as indigo, that is applied to a fabric in a reducing bath which converts it to a soluble form, the colour being obtained on subsequent oxidation in the fabric fibres.

place or treat in a vat

Example: ‘the grapes are vatted for between 15 and 21 days and then aged in small barrels’;