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pot
1[pot]
noun
a container of earthenware, metal, etc., usually round and deep and having a handle or handles and often a lid, used for cooking, serving, and other purposes.
such a container with its contents.
a pot of stew.
the amount contained in or held by a pot; potful.
a flowerpot.
a container of liquor or other drink.
a pot of ale.
liquor or other drink.
a cagelike vessel for trapping fish, lobsters, eels, etc., typically made of wood, wicker, or wire.
a chamber pot.
Metallurgy.
a vessel for melting metal; melting pot.
an electrolytic cell for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
British.
a chimney pot.
Dialect.a basket or box used for carrying provisions or the like; a pannier.
Slang.a large sum of money.
all the money bet at a single time; pool.
British Slang.(in horse racing) the favorite.
a potshot.
a liquid measure, usually equal to a pint or quart.
Armor.
an open, broad-brimmed helmet of the 17th century.
any open helmet.
Slang.a potbelly.
verb (used with object)
to put into a pot.
to preserve (food) in a pot.
to cook in a pot.
to transplant into a pot.
We must pot the petunias.
Hunting.
to shoot (game birds) on the ground or water, or (game animals) at rest, instead of in flight or running.
He can't even pot a sitting duck.
to shoot for food, not for sport.
Informal.to capture, secure, or win.
pot
2[pot]
noun
pot
3[pot]
noun
a deep hole; pit.
pot.
4abbreviation
potential.
potentiometer.
pot
1/ ɒ /
noun
a container made of earthenware, glass, or similar material; usually round and deep, often having a handle and lid, used for cooking and other domestic purposes
the amount that a pot will hold; potful
a chamber pot, esp a small one designed for a baby or toddler
a handmade piece of pottery
a large mug or tankard, as for beer
any of various measures used for serving beer
informala cup or trophy, esp of silver, awarded as a prize in a competition
the money or stakes in the pool in gambling games, esp poker
informal(often plural) a large amount, esp of money
a wicker trap for catching fish, esp crustaceans
a lobster pot
billiards snooker a shot by which a ball is pocketed
short for chimneypot
informala joint fund created by a group of individuals or enterprises and drawn upon by them for specified purposes
hunting See pot shot
See potbelly
to go to ruin; deteriorate
verb
to set (a plant) in a flowerpot to grow
to put or preserve (goods, meat, etc) in a pot
to cook (food) in a pot
to shoot (game) for food rather than for sport
to shoot (game birds or animals) while they are on the ground or immobile rather than flying or running
(also intr) to shoot casually or without careful aim at (an animal, etc)
to sit (a baby or toddler) on a chamber pot
(also intr) to shape clay as a potter
billiards snooker to pocket (a ball)
informalto capture or win; secure
pot
2/ ɒ /
noun
dialecta deep hole or pothole
( capital when part of a name )
Pen-y-Ghent Pot
pot
3/ ɒ /
noun
slangcannabis used as a drug in any form, such as leaves (marijuana or hemp) or resin (hashish)
pot
4/ ɒ /
noun
informalshort for potentiometer
Other Word Forms
- potlike adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pot1
Origin of pot2
Word History and Origins
Origin of pot1
Origin of pot2
Origin of pot3
Idioms and Phrases
sweeten the pot, sweeten.
stir the pot, to promote instability or conflict, as by taunting, encouraging, or otherwise provoking the participants in an ongoing disagreement.
Trolls on Twitter just want to stir the pot.
go to pot, to become ruined; deteriorate.
With no one to care for it, the lovely old garden went to pot.
Example Sentences
Sizewell C has had other pots of funding confirmed over the years by government and in September 2023 a formal process to raise private investment was opened.
He said the government would have "more money in the pot, more growth, more revenue" if it pursued closer trading ties with Europe.
You know the one: a beloved grandmother, a simmering pot of red sauce, a mysterious ingredient no one can quite name.
Nearby sits a potted olive tree and a lighted antique silver Illuminazione candle.
He said part of the issue is there "is not a Wales pot of money for rail, we have to fight our corner in the England and Wales pot".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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