Kettle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a metal container in which to boil liquids, cook foods, etc.; pot.
  2. a teakettle.
  3. a kettledrum.
  4. kettle hole.
  5. an enclosed area to which demonstrators are herded for containment by police:Journalists were the first to be allowed to leave the kettle.
verb (used with object)
  1. to surround and contain (demonstrators) in an enclosed area:Most demonstrators were too distracted to notice they were being kettled.
noun
  1. a metal or plastic container with a handle and spout for boiling water
  2. any of various metal containers for heating liquids, cooking fish, etc
  3. a large metal vessel designed to withstand high temperatures, used in various industrial processes such as refining and brewing
  4. an enclosed space formed by a police cordon in order to contain people involved in a public demonstration
  5. short for kettle hole
verb
  1. (of a police force) to contain (people involved in a public demonstration) in an enclosed space
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