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noun

ˈpät How to pronounce pot (audio)
Definition of potnext
1
as in pool
the total of the bets at stake at one time everyone got a bit nervous when the pot grew to more than a hundred dollars

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2
as in ton
a considerable amount made a pot of money in the real estate market

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3
as in belly
an enlarged or bulging abdomen vowed that he would never get a pot, that telltale sign of middle age

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pot

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verb

as in to seed

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Recent Examples of pot
Noun
An arborist tends to it every two weeks and the spa replaces 300 to 400 pots every three months. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 An aluminum ramyeon pot with rounded handles simmered on the stove. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Verb
That's right, Marner potted a hat trick in just six minutes and 10 seconds. — Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026 For dry soil, water plants immediately after potting or soak the whole pot in water for 30 minutes. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pot
  1. pool
  2. ton
  3. belly
  4. seed
  5. loads
  6. stomach
  7. put in
  8. dozen
Noun
  • Between the pools, lawn games, and family-friendly room configurations, this is one of the Cape’s easiest hotels for traveling with children.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2026
  • Nguyen’s daughter Jenny died at a party at a home that had a pool.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of pool
Noun
  • Charlotteans illegally dump about 10 tons of trash every single day — much of it large, bulky items — and the city has to divert garbage crews from normal routes to collect it.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • The World Gold Council has more recently put the figure at 161 tons.
    — German Padinger, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of ton
Noun
  • Twenty wrestlers are committed to slipping on their mawashi loincloths (don’t call it a diaper), stomping to signal their readiness (that’s a shiko) and doing some belly-slapping grappling.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
  • Come fill your belly with cacio e pepe, carbonara, and enough pizza to fill your soul.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Definition of belly
Verb
  • The democratization of Internet access with cheap smartphones and 5G has also regrettably seeded a CSAM wild west, whereby anyone with access to a child and dire financial problems can instantly solve their money woes.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026
  • Without substantial outside contributions, the typical 530A account seeded with $1,000 is projected to be worth about $4,000 by the time a child reaches adulthood.
    — Darrick Hamilton, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of seed
Noun
  • Why the farmer’s walk works Walking with heavy loads recruits nearly every major muscle group, with particular activation in the core and lower body.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Flaxseeds From lowering cholesterol to lowering the risk of certain diseases, flaxseeds come with loads of health benefits.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • And of the prosecution’s claim that Burke stabbed Rivas to death, the Deputy Medical Examiner said the wound to her lower liver was consistent with being stabbed in the stomach.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
  • Inversion delivers on stomach-dropping, dizzying and scream-inspiring thrills.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of stomach
Verb
  • That’s despite a lot of effort companies such as Airbnb put in into enticing new hosts.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • For everyone’s peace of mind, robust security measures must be put in place to ensure that only genuine factory software can be installed and that hackers are locked out.
    — Michael Harley, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Definition of put in
Noun
  • Two men once picked up Chaudhary and a friend and drove them against their will to a hostel an hour away, where more than a dozen other men were waiting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • The adjoining high-rise, built in 1960, was expanded with a 16-story addition that horizontally bumped out the existing top dozen floors and put four more stories on the top.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
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“Pot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pot. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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