a hollow container, especially for a liquid, e.g. a 'bucket', 'bowl', 'cup'; a ship or large boat
ship
Cases of word usage
1) a small open vessel for traveling on water, especially the kind moved with oars (boat)
2) a small blood vessel (capillary)
3) to pour (wine etc) from a bottle into another vessel (decant)
4) (an instance of) bleeding from a blood vessel (haemorrhage)
5) a drinking vessel with a handle, for use without a saucer; a foolish person; to attack (a person) violently and rob, e.g. in a dark street (mug)
6) a round vessel of metal or wood, used for carrying liquid (pail)