vat
1. vat \'vat\ n [ME fat, vat, fr. OE ft; akin to OHG vaz vesse]l, Lith
poudas pot 1: a large vessel (as a cistern, tub, or barrel) esp. for
holding liquors i n an immature state or preparations for dyeing or tanning
2: a liquor containing a dye converted into a soluble reduced colorless or
weakly colored form that on textile material steeped in the liquor and
exposed to the air is converted by oxidation to the original insoluble dye
and precipitated in the fiber
2. vat vt or vat.ted; or vat.ting : to put into or treat in a vat