pot

B1
Pronunciation
/pɒt/
/pɑt/
Noun
18 definition(s)
1 Definition

A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food.

Synonyms
cooking pot cookpot
2 Definition

Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly

3 Definition

Pothole, sinkhole, vertical cave e.g. Rowten Pot

4 Definition

Ruin or deterioration.

Example Sentences
  • After his arrest, his prospects went to pot.
5 Definition

An iron hat with a broad brim worn as a helmet.

6 Definition

A pot-shaped non-conducting (usually ceramic) stand that supports an electrified rail while insulating it from the ground.

7 Definition

The money available to be won in a hand of poker or a round of other games of chance; any sum of money being used as an enticement.

Synonyms
kitty pool
8 Definition

A favorite: a heavily-backed horse.

9 Definition

A plaster cast.

10 Definition

Marijuana

11 Definition

A simple electromechanical device used to control resistance or voltage (often to adjust sound volume) in an electronic device by rotating or sliding when manipulated by a human thumb, screwdriver, etc.

12 Definition

A large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch.

13 Definition

A potbelly stove.

14 Definition

A Vietnamese Pot-bellied pig.

15 Definition

A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.

Example Sentences
  • He hoped to win the princess's heart by mixing the love potion the witch gave him into her drink.
16 Definition

A shot taken at an easy or random target.

17 Definition

Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.

18 Definition

An old size of paper, 12.5 × 15 inches.

Example Sentences
  • pott paper
Verb
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

To put (something) into a pot.

Example Sentences
  • to pot a plant
2 Definition

To preserve by bottling or canning.

Example Sentences
  • potted meat
3 Definition

To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.

4 Definition

To be capable of being potted.

Example Sentences
  • The black ball doesn't pot; the red is in the way.
5 Definition

To shoot with a firearm.

6 Definition

To take a pot shot, or haphazard shot, with a firearm.

7 Definition

To secure; gain; win; bag.

8 Definition

To send someone to gaol, expeditiously.

9 Definition

To tipple; to drink.

10 Definition

To drain (e.g. sugar of the molasses) in a perforated cask.

11 Definition

To seat a person, usually a young child, on a potty or toilet, typically during toilet teaching.

12 Definition

To apply a plaster cast to a broken limb.