potnoun
uk/pɒt/us/pɑːt/pot noun (CONTAINER)
B1 [ C ] any of various types of container, usually round, especially one used for cooking food:
B1 [ C ] mainly UK any of different types of containers, with or without a lid, especially for storing food or liquids:
B1 [ C ] a flowerpot :
[ C ] the amount that is contained inside a pot:
[ C ] used in combination to refer to a container of a stated type:
[ C ] a dish, bowl, etc. made by hand out of clay
a large amount of something:
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- We could hear the porridge bubbling away in the pot.
- He's got a few plants in pots on the windowsill.
- Sow the seeds in pots.
- This dishwasher even washes pots and pans .
- The children moulded little pots out of clay.
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Pots & pans
- baking sheet
- billy
- broiler pan
- caldron
- casserole
- cauldron
- fondue set
- fryer
- frying pan
- grill pan
- non-stick
- ovenware
- pan
- pressure cooker
- saucepan
- skillet
- springform tin
- steamer
- Teflon
- wok
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pot noun (TOILET)
[ C ] a potty (= bowl used by children as a toilet)
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Parts of buildings: the toilet
- bathroom
- bedpan
- bog
- chamber pot
- cistern
- cloakroom
- flush
- john
- ladies' room
- latrine
- lav
- lavatory
- litter
- loo
- powder room
- privy
- public convenience
- restroom
- shithouse
- women's room
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pot noun (DRUG)
[ U ] US slang or UK slang → cannabis :
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Specific types of drug
- amyl nitrite
- antiretroviral
- blunt
- cisplatin
- coke
- corticosteroid
- designer drug
- dope
- downer
- hash
- junk
- marijuana
- methamphetamine
- mind-altering
- narcotic
- pep pill
- popper
- skunkweed
- stimulant
- weed
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pot noun (STOMACH)
[ C usually singular ] mainly humorous a potbelly
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The human torso
- -bellied
- -chested
- abs
- axilla
- breast
- crotch
- diaphragm
- flank
- glute
- gluteus
- groin
- gut
- love handles
- paunch
- pectorals
- shoulder
- six-pack
- solar plexus
- spare tyre
- waisted
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pot noun (BAD STATE)
to be damaged or spoiled because people are not working hard on it or caring for it:
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Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- foul
- gild the lily idiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- gnaw away at sth
- go west idiom
- goonda
- ravages
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- sour
- tell on sb
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pot noun (HIT BALL)
[ C ] UK an act of hitting a ball into a hole, especially in games such as snooker:
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Snooker, pool & billiards
- baize
- billiards
- break
- cue
- cue ball
- frame
- pool
- rack
- shoot
- snooker
- triangle
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potverb
uk/pɒt/us/pɑːt/-tt-pot verb (SHOOT)
[ I or T ] mainly UK to shoot birds or small animals for food, or to shoot (at) them without taking careful aim:
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Target sports
- aim
- archer
- archery
- arrow
- bolt
- bullseye
- clay pigeon
- dart
- dartboard
- marksman
- marksmanship
- markswoman
- quiver
- sharpshooter
- shooter
- shooting
- shooting gallery
- target
- target practice
- trapshooting
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pot verb (HIT BALL)
[ T ] UK in games such as snooker, to hit a ball so that it falls into one of the holes at the edge of the table
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Snooker, pool & billiards
- baize
- billiards
- break
- cue
- cue ball
- frame
- pool
- rack
- shoot
- snooker
- triangle
pot verb (PUT IN CONTAINER)
[ T ] to put a plant into a container to grow:
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Gardening - general words
- arborist
- bed
- bed sth out
- bonsai
- deadhead
- grass
- hedgerow
- hoe
- homegrown
- horticulture
- hydroponics
- landscape gardening
- nurse
- nursery
- seed
- sow 1
- topiary
- tree surgeon
- trellis
- uproot
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