American English

How to pronounce flask

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FLAASK

/flæsk̚/

One syllable.

A small container with a narrow neck for carrying liquid, especially an alcoholic drink.

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Meanings & examples

noun

A small container with a narrow neck for carrying liquid, especially an alcoholic drink.

He carried a flask in his coat pocket.

She filled the flask with water before the hike.

Common phrases & grammar

a metal flask · carry a flask · fill a flask

nountechnical

A glass container used in science, usually with a narrow neck and a wider body.

The student poured the liquid into a glass flask.

The flask broke during the experiment.

Common phrases & grammar

glass flask · laboratory flask · round-bottom flask

Useful expressions

hip flask

a small, usually flat container for carrying an alcoholic drink in a pocket

He kept a hip flask in his coat.

Erlenmeyer flask

a laboratory container with a wide, cone-shaped body and a narrow neck

The solution was heated in an Erlenmeyer flask.

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