kettle
noun
/ˈkɛ.təl/
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/ˈkɪtəl/
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[ˈkʰɛtᵊɫ̩]
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[ˈkʰɛɾɫ̩]
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- (cookware) A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
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bouilloire
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kettle
verb
/ˈkɛ.təl/
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/ˈkɪtəl/
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[ˈkʰɛtᵊɫ̩]
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[ˈkʰɛɾɫ̩]
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- (originally, British, of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area.
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nasser
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kettling
noun
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- A crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of protesters or rioters are surrounded and not allowed to disperse, sometimes with the use of temporary fencing to corral and isolate portions of the group.
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nasse
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