Meaning

7 senses
  1. A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc.

  2. A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.

    Flasche, Flachmann, Taschenflasche

    фля́жкаfljážka, фля́гаfljága, фля́жкаfljážka

    пля́шкаpljáška, фля́жкаfljážka, фля́гаfljáha

  3. Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base.

    Kolben, Flakon

    ко́лбаkólba, флако́нflakón

    ко́лбаkólba, флако́нflakón

  4. A container for holding a casting mold, especially for sand casting molds.

    Formkasten

    опо́каopóka

  5. A bed in a gun carriage.

  6. A nuclear flask, a large, secure lead-lined container for the transport of nuclear material.

  7. (Newfoundland)A small bottle of liquor.

    bottle that has a narrow neck

Examples

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  1. Tom took a swig from the flask.

    deTom trank einen Schluck aus der Flasche.

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  2. Tom took another swig from his flask.

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  3. Tom took a swig from his flask.

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  4. Tom had a flask of rum in his pocket.

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  5. Tom opened a desk drawer and pulled out a flask.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
container for a small amount of beverage:
laboratory glassware:
Русский
By meaning 3
container for a small amount of beverage:
laboratory glassware:
container for holding a (sand) casting mold:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
container for a small amount of beverage:
container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask:
laboratory glassware:
container for holding a (sand) casting mold:

Origin

From Middle English flask, flaske (“case, cask, keg”), from Old English flasce, flaxe (“bo

From Middle English flask, flaske (“case, cask, keg”), from Old English flasce, flaxe (“bottle, flask”) and Medieval Latin flascō (“bottle”); from Frankish *flaskā; both from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“braid-covered bottle, wicker-enclosed jug”), from Proto-Indo-European *ploḱ-skō (“flat”), or from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to weave”). Doublet of fiasco, flacon, and flagon.

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