Main Entry:

²pot

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

pot·ted; pot·ting

Date:

1616

transitive verb1 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 aspic2: to shoot with a potshot3: to make or shape (earthenware) as a potter4: to embed (as electronic components) in a container with an insulating or protective material (as plastic)intransitive verb: to take a potshot