The difference between Barrel and Vat
When used as nouns, barrel means a round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum, whereas vat means a large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
When used as verbs, barrel means to put or to pack in a barrel or barrels, whereas vat means to put into a vat.
check bellow for the other definitions of Barrel and Vat
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Barrel as a noun (countable):
A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
Examples:
"a cracker barrel'"
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Barrel as a noun:
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
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Barrel as a noun:
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
Examples:
"the barrel of a [[windlass]]; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled."
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Barrel as a noun:
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
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Barrel as a noun (archaic):
A tube.
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Barrel as a noun (zoology):
The hollow basal part of a feather.
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Barrel as a noun (music):
The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and looks rather like a barrel (1).
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Barrel as a noun (surfing):
A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.
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Barrel as a noun (US, specifically, _, New England):
A waste receptacle.
Examples:
"Throw it into the trash barrel."
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Barrel as a noun:
The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.
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Barrel as a noun (obsolete):
A jar.
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Barrel as a noun (biology):
Any of the dark-staining regions in the somatosensory cortex of rodents, etc., where somatosensory inputs from the contralateral side of the body come in from the thalamus.
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Barrel as a verb (transitive):
To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
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Barrel as a verb (intransitive):
To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
Examples:
"He came barrelling around the corner and I almost hit him."
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Vat as a noun:
A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
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Vat as a noun:
A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
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Vat as a noun (Roman Catholic):
A vessel for holding holy water.
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Vat as a noun (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.)
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Vat as a verb (transitive):
To put into a vat.
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Vat as a verb (transitive):
To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat; figuratively, to mix or blend elements as if with wines or spirits.