pot

¹pot

noun \ˈpät\

Definition of POT

1

a : a usually rounded metal or earthen container used chiefly for domestic purposes (as in cooking or for holding liquids or growing plants); also : any of various technical or industrial vessels or enclosures resembling or likened to a household pot <the pot of a still>

b : potful <a pot of coffee>

2

: an enclosed framework of wire, wood, or wicker for catching fish or lobsters

3

a : a large amount (as of money)

b (1) : the total of the bets at stake at one time (2) : one round in a poker game

c : the common fund of a group

4

: potshot

5

: potbelly

6

: ruin <gone to pot>

7

British : a shot in snooker in which a ball is pocketed

8

: a vessel for urination and defecation: as

a : toilet 3b

b : potty

Origin of POT

Middle English, from Old English pott; akin to Middle Low German pot pot

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with POT

aught, baht, blot, bot, clot, cot, dot, ghat, grot, hot, jot, khat, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, motte, naught, not, plot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, tot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht

²pot

verb

pot·tedpot·ting

Definition of POT

transitive verb

1

a : to place in a pot

b : to pack or preserve (as cooked and chopped meat) in a sealed pot, jar, or can often with aspic

2

: to shoot with a potshot

3

: to make or shape (earthenware) as a potter

4

: to embed (as electronic components) in a container with an insulating or protective material (as plastic)

intransitive verb

: to take a potshot

Examples of POT

1. She spent the afternoon potting tulip bulbs.

First Known Use of POT

1616

³pot

noun

Definition of POT

: marijuana

Origin of POT

perhaps modification of Mexican Spanish potiguaya

First Known Use: 1938

Other Drug/Tobacco Terms

controlled, flake, herb, key, sodden

⁴pot

abbreviation

Definition of POT

1

potential

2

potentiometer