pot

pot
pot1
noun
1》 a rounded or cylindrical container used for storage or cooking.
    ↘a container designed to hold a particular substance: a coffee pot.
    ↘a flowerpot.
2》 (the pot) the total sum of the bets made on a round in poker, brag, etc.
3》 informal a prize in a sporting contest, especially a silver cup.
4》 informal a pot belly.
5》 informal an engine cylinder.
6》 Billiards & Snooker a shot in which a player strikes a ball into a pocket.
verb (pots, potting, potted)
1》 plant in a pot.
    ↘(pot something on) transplant a plant from a smaller pot to a larger one.
    ↘(pot something up) transplant a seedling into a flowerpot.
2》 preserve (food) in a sealed pot or jar.
3》 Billiards & Snooker strike (a ball) into a pocket.
4》 informal hit or kill by shooting.
5》 make pottery.
6》 Brit. sit (a young child) on a potty.
7》 encapsulate (an electrical component or circuit) in a liquid insulating material which sets solid.
Phrases
go to pot informal deteriorate through neglect.
the pot calling the kettle black used to convey that the criticisms a person is aiming at someone could equally well apply to themselves.
Derivatives
potful noun (plural potfuls).
Origin
OE pott, prob. reinforced in ME by OFr. pot; of unknown ultimate origin.
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pot2
noun informal cannabis.
Origin
1930s: prob. from Mex. Sp. potiguaya 'cannabis leaves'.
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pot3
noun
1》 a potshot.
2》 (chiefly in rugby) an attempt to score a goal with a kick.
verb (pots, potting, potted) score (a goal).
Origin
1950s: abbrev. of potshot.
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pot4
noun short for potentiometer.

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