pot

1a :  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 stillb :  potful a pot of coffee

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

3a :  a large amount (as of money)b (1) :  the total of the bets at stake at one time (2) :  one round in a poker gamec :  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: such asa :  toilet 1ab :  potty