The meaning of Kettle

noun

A container or device in which water is boiled, having a lid, spout, and handle.

Usage examples:

Reports from the prison say the officer was attacked by a prisoner with boiling water from a kettle…

noun

A depression in the ground thought to have been formed by the melting of an ice block trapped in glacial deposits, especially one that is circular and deep.

Usage examples:

Our lake is probably a kettle

noun

A small area in which demonstrators or protesters are confined by police seeking to maintain order during a demonstration.

Usage examples:

Activists in the kettle were protesting at being held and resisting arrest

verb

(of the police) confine (a group of demonstrators or protesters) to a small area, as a method of crowd control during a demonstration.

Usage examples:

The plan was to get as close to the protest as possible without getting kettled

noun

A metal pot with a lid for stewing or boiling

noun

A covered container with a handle and a spout (= opening for pouring), used for boiling water