锅
cooking pot; heating utensil; tobacco bowl
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesnoun
cooking pot; pan
The most common meaning, refers to kitchen cookware for boiling, frying, etc.
Mom uses an iron wok to stir-fry vegetables.
Soup stewed in a clay pot tastes especially delicious.
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Aluminum pots are lightweight and durable.
There is a brand new steamer pot in the kitchen.
Don't let the pot boil dry, it will get damaged.
noun
heating utensil
Refers to specialized heating containers beyond kitchen cookware, like hot pot stoves or boiler setups.
The hot pot stove at this restaurant is very clean.
We cooked beef slices and vegetables in the hot pot.
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The boilers in the factory need regular inspections.
This distillation pot is used to purify chemical reagents.
Alcohol stoves for outdoor camping are very convenient.
noun
tobacco bowl (of a pipe)
informalColloquial, specifically refers to the metal bowl at the end of a traditional tobacco pipe.
Grandpa's tobacco pipe bowl is filled with cut tobacco.
He tapped the tobacco bowl and shook off the ash.
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The brass bowl on this old tobacco pipe has been polished shiny.
Grandma filled Grandpa's tobacco pipe bowl with tobacco.
He used the tobacco bowl to knock off the dirt on his shoe sole.