noun1. a container made of earthenware, glass, or similar material; usually round and deep, often having a handle and lid, used for cooking and other domestic purposes
2. short for flowerpot, teapot
3. the amount that a pot will hold; potful
4. a chamber pot, esp a small one designed for a baby or toddler
5. a handmade piece of pottery
6. a large mug or tankard, as for beer
7. Australian any of various measures used for serving beer
8. informal a cup or trophy, esp of silver, awarded as a prize in a competition
9. the money or stakes in the pool in gambling games, esp poker
10. (often plural) informal a large amount, esp of money
11. a wicker trap for catching fish, esp crustaceans
a lobster pot
12. billiards, snooker a shot by which a ball is pocketed
13. mainly British short for chimneypot
14. US informal a joint fund created by a group of individuals or enterprises and drawn upon by them for specified purposes
15. hunting pot shot
16. potbelly
17. go to pot
verbWord forms: pots, potting or potted (mainly tr)18. to set (a plant) in a flowerpot to grow
19. to put or preserve (goods, meat, etc) in a pot
20. to cook (food) in a pot
21. to shoot (game) for food rather than for sport
22. to shoot (game birds or animals) while they are on the ground or immobile rather than flying or running
23. (also intr) to shoot casually or without careful aim at (an animal, etc)
24. to sit (a baby or toddler) on a chamber pot
25. (also intr) to shape clay as a potter
26. billiards, snooker to pocket (a ball)
27. informal to capture or win; secure
Word origin
Late Old English
pott, from Medieval Latin
pottus (unattested), perhaps from Latin
pōtus a drink; compare Middle Low German
pot, Old Norse
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