[vahy-uh
l, vahyl] 
noun, verb, -aled, -al⋅ing or (especially British) -alled, -al⋅ling.| 1. | Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids: a vial of rare perfume; a vial of medicine. |
| 2. | to put into or keep in a vial. |
| 3. | pour out vials of wrath, to wreak vengeance or express anger: In her preface she pours out vials of wrath on her detractors. |
| vi·al (vī'əl, vīl) n. A small container, usually with a closure, used especially for liquids. tr.v. vi·aled or vi·alled, vi·al·ing or vi·al·ling, vi·als To put or keep in or as if in a vial. [Middle English viole, variant of fiol; see phial.] |