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 pot pot /ˈpɑːt/

noun

  1. () Metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid  ( pot )
    metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
      She cooked a delicious stew in the large pot.
    She cooked a delicious stew in the large pot.
  2. () [Informal] A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination  ( can [Informal, N. American] , commode [ N. American] , crapper [Vulgar] , pot [Informal] , potty [Informal] , stool [Archaic] , throne [Informal] , toilet )
    a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
     She flushed the toilet after using it
    She flushed the toilet after using it
  3. () A container in which plants are cultivated  ( flowerpot , pot )
    a container in which plants are cultivated
  4. () The quantity contained in a pot  ( potful , pot )
    the quantity contained in a pot
  5. Street names for marijuana  ( grass , green goddess , locoweed , Mary Jane , pot , sens , sess , skunk , smoke , dope , gage , weed )
    street names for marijuana
  6. A resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets  ( pot , potentiometer )
    a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
  7. Slang for a paunch  ( bay window , corporation , pot , potbelly , tummy )
    slang for a paunch
  8. (poker) the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)  ( jackpot , kitty , pot )
    (poker) the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
  9. (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent  ( batch , hatful , mess , mickle [Archaic] , mountain , muckle , passel [American] , peck , pot , deal , flock , heap , mint , quite a little , raft , sight , slew , spate , stack , tidy sum , wad , good deal , great deal , lot , mass , pile [Informal] , plenty )
    (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent
     A batch of letters
    a batch of letters
     A deal of trouble
    a deal of trouble
     A lot of money
    a lot of money
     He made a mint on the stock market
    he made a mint on the stock market
     See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
    see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
     It must have cost plenty
    it must have cost plenty
     A slew of journalists
    a slew of journalists
     A wad of money
    a wad of money

verb

  1. () Plant in a pot  ( pot )
    plant in a pot
     He potted the palm
    He potted the palm