pot in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "pot"

    • A vessel used for cooking or storing food.
    • (poker) The money wagered in poker or similar games.
    • (poker) A round in a poker game.
    • A trap for catching lobsters, crabs, or fish.
    • (archaic) An iron hat with a broad brim.
    • (Australian) A glass of beer. Size varies regionally but is normally 10 fl oz (285 ml).
    • A potshot
    • (slang) A protruding belly; a paunch.
    • (slang) Ruin or deterioration.
    • (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The act of causing a ball to fall into a pocket.
    • (slang) A potentiometer.
    • (rail transport) a non-conducting, usually ceramic, stand that supports the third rail while keeping it electrically insulated from the ground.
    • To put (something) into a pot.
    • To preserve by bottling or canning, e.g. potted meat
    • (cue sports) To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.
    • (cue sports) To be capable of being potted.
    • (UK) To send someone to gaol, expeditiously.
    • (slang, uncountable) The drug marijuana.
    • noun
      A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food.
    • noun
      Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly
    • noun
      (slang)
      Ruin or deterioration.
    • noun
      (historical)
      An iron hat with a broad brim worn as a helmet.
    • noun
      (rail transport)
      A pot-shaped non-conducting (usually ceramic) stand that supports an electrified rail while insulating it from the ground.
    • noun
      (gambling)
      The money available to be won in a hand of poker or a round of other games of chance; ( figuratively) any sum of money being used as an enticement.
    • noun
      (Britain, horse-racing, slang)
      A favorite: a heavily-backed horse.
    • noun
      (sports)
      The act of causing a ball to fall into a pocket in cue sports such as billiards.
    • noun
      (slang)
      Short for [i]potbelly[/i]: a pot-shaped belly, a paunch.
    • noun
      (slang)
      Short for [i]potshot[/i]: a haphazard shot; an easy or cheap shot.
    • noun
      (chiefly East Midlands, Yorkshire)
      A plaster cast.
    • noun
      (historical)
      Alternative form of [i]pott[/i]: a former size of paper, 12.5 × 15 inches.
    • noun
      (slang, electronics)
      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.
    • noun
      (role-playing games)
      Short for [i]potion[/i].
    • noun
      (slang, uncountable)
      Marijuana
    • verb
      To put (something) into a pot.
    • verb
      To preserve by bottling or canning.
    • verb
      (cue sports)
      To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.
    • verb
      (cue sports)
      To be capable of being potted.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To shoot with a firearm.
    • verb
      (intransitive, dated)
      To take a pot shot, or haphazard shot, with a firearm.
    • verb
      (transitive, colloquial)
      To secure; gain; win; bag.
    • verb
      (Britain)
      To send someone to gaol, expeditiously.
    • verb
      (obsolete, dialect, Britain)
      To tipple; to drink.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To drain.
    • verb
      (transitive, Britain)
      To seat a person, usually a young child, onto a potty or toilet, typically during toilet teaching.
    • verb
      (chiefly East Midlands)
      To apply a plaster cast to a broken limb.
    • A generic kitchen utensil used for cooking food by boiling, frying or other methods.
    • vessel
    • money
    • trap
    • to put (something) into a pot
    • to preserve
    • marijuana
    • (melting) pot
    • A drug prepared from the cannabis plant, that is smoked or ingested for its euphoric effect.
    • A great number or large amount of things not placed in a pile.
    • noun
      a container in which plants are cultivated
    • noun
      a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
    • noun
      a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
    • noun
      metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
    • noun
      (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
    • noun
      slang for a paunch
    • noun
      street names for marijuana
    • noun
      the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
    • noun
      the quantity contained in a pot
    • verb
      plant in a pot; "He potted the palm"

    Synonyms of "pot" in English dictionary

    potentiometer, great deal, weed are the top synonyms of "pot" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of pot

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza pot, lm  liczba mnoga pots
    • pot ( plural  pots)
    • pot ( third-person singular simple present pots, present participle potting, simple past and past participle potted)
    • pot ( uncountable)
    • pot (plural pots)
    • pot (uncountable)
    • pot (third-person singular simple present pots, present participle potting, simple past and past participle potted)
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