∙ A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food.
∙ Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly
∙ A vessel (usually earthenware) used with a seal for storing food, such as a honeypot.
∙ A vessel used for brewing or serving drinks: a coffee or teapot.
∙ A vessel used to hold soil for growing plants, particularly flowers: a flowerpot.
∙ A vessel used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot; a toilet; the lavatory. figuratively, slang
∙ A crucible: a melting pot.
∙ A pot-shaped trap used for catching lobsters or other seafood: a lobsterpot.
∙ A pot-shaped metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney: a chimney pot.
∙ A perforated cask for draining sugar.
∙ An earthen or pewter cup or mug used for drinking liquor. obsolete
∙ A glass of beer in Australia whose size varies regionally but is typically around 10 fl oz (285 mL). Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania
∙ Ruin or deterioration. slang
∙ An iron hat with a broad brim worn as a helmet. historical
∙ A pot-shaped non-conducting (usually ceramic) stand that supports an electrified rail while insulating it from the ground. rail transport
∙ The money available to be won in a hand of poker or a round of other games of chance; any sum of money being used as an enticement. figuratively
∙ A favorite: a heavily-backed horse. Britain, horse-racing, slang
∙ The act of causing a ball to fall into a pocket in cue sports such as billiards. sports
∙ Short for potbelly: a pot-shaped belly, a paunch. slang
∙ Short for potshot: a haphazard shot; an easy or cheap shot. slang
∙ A plaster cast. chiefly East Midlands, Yorkshire
∙ Alternative form of pott: a former size of paper, 12.5 × 15 inches. historical
Verb
∙ To put (something) into a pot.
∙ To preserve by bottling or canning.
∙ To cause a ball to fall into a pocket. cue sports
∙ To be capable of being potted. cue sports
∙ To shoot with a firearm. transitive
∙ To take a pot shot, or haphazard shot, with a firearm. intransitive, dated
∙ To secure; gain; win; bag. transitive, colloquial
∙ To send someone to gaol, expeditiously. Britain
∙ To tipple; to drink. obsolete, dialect, Britain
∙ To drain. transitive
∙ To seat a person, usually a young child, onto a potty or toilet, typically during toilet teaching. transitive, Britain
∙ To apply a plaster cast to a broken limb. chiefly East Midlands
Noun
∙ Marijuana slang, uncountable
Noun
∙ A simple electromechanical device used to control resistance or voltage (often to adjust sound volume) in an electronic device by rotating or sliding when manipulated by a human thumb, screwdriver, etc. slang, electronics
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