pot

noun

UK /pɒt/

Word Forms

singular	pot
plural	pots

1
countable a deep round metal container used for cooking food in on a cooker
a set of pots and pans
Synonyms and related words
Pots and pans
baking tray
billy
cake pan
1. 1a
  a container used for making or serving hot drinks
  Synonyms and related words
  Pots and pans
  baking tray
  billy
  cake pan
  Synonyms and related words
  Crockery used for serving and pouring food and drinks
  bowl
  breadbasket
  cafetière
2. 1b
  a container made of glass or clay that is used for storing food, especially liquids
  Synonyms and related words
  Containers for carrying or storing food
  Baggie
  basin
  bento box
  Synonyms and related words
  Containers for carrying or storing liquid
  aerosol
  ampoule
  atomiser
3. 1c
  a container that you grow plants in
  Synonyms and related words
  Containers for plants and flowers
  cloche
  cold frame
  flowerpot
4. 1d
  the amount of liquid or food that a pot contains
  We drank three pots of tea in an afternoon.
  Synonyms and related words
  Amounts of liquid in a container
  barrel
  bath
  bottle
2
singular an amount of money that people share or compete for, especially in a card game
Synonyms and related words
Money involved in gambling
chip
jackpot
kitty
1. 2a
  mainly Americaninformalmoney collected from all the members in a group for a common purpose
  Synonyms and related words
  Unspecified amounts of money
  amount
  appropriation
  a price on someone’s head
3
uncountable informal old-fashionedcannabis
Synonyms and related words
Illegal drugs and drugs sometimes taken illegally
acid
anabolic steroid
cannabis

phrases

go to pot

keep the pot boiling

the pot calling the kettle black

pots of something

pot

noun

US /pɑt/

Word Forms

singular	pot
plural	pots

1
countable a deep round metal container used for cooking food in on a stove
a set of pots and pans
Synonyms and related words
Pots and pans
billy
cake pan
cake tin
1. 1a
  a container used for making or serving hot drinks
  Synonyms and related words
  Pots and pans
  billy
  cake pan
  cake tin
  Synonyms and related words
  Crockery used for serving and pouring food and drinks
  bowl
  breadbasket
  carafe
2. 1b
  mainly Britisha container made of glass or clay that is used for storing food, especially liquids
  Synonyms and related words
  Containers for carrying or storing food
  Baggie
  bento box
  bread bin
  Synonyms and related words
  Containers for carrying or storing liquid
  aerosol
  ampoule
  atomizer
3. 1c
  a container that you grow plants in
  Synonyms and related words
  Containers for plants and flowers
  cloche
  cold frame
  flowerpot
4. 1d
  the amount of liquid or food that a pot contains
  We drank three pots of tea in an afternoon.
  Synonyms and related words
  Amounts of liquid in a container
  barrel
  bath
  bottle
2
singular an amount of money that people share or compete for, especially in a card game
Synonyms and related words
Money involved in gambling
chip
jackpot
kitty
1. 2a
  informalmoney collected from all the members in a group for a common purpose
  Synonyms and related words
  Unspecified amounts of money
  amount
  appropriation
  a price on someone’s head
3
uncountable informal old-fashionedmarijuana
Synonyms and related words
Illegal drugs and drugs sometimes taken illegally
acid
anabolic steroid
angel dust

phrases

go to pot

keep the pot boiling

not have a pot to piss in

the pot calling the kettle black

pot

verb transitive

UK /pɒt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pot
he/she/it	pots
present participle	potting
past tense	potted
past participle	potted

1
if you pot a plant, you put it in a container with soil so that it will grow there
Synonyms and related words
Gardening
aerate
bed out
bonsai
2
to cook and store food in a sealed container in order to preserve it
Synonyms and related words
Cook food or be cooked
bake
barbecue
baste
Synonyms and related words
Preserve food
bottle
can
cure
3
to shoot and kill an animal
Synonyms and related words
To kill animals
bag
butcher
cull
4
to hit a ball into a hole in a game of pool, billiards, or snooker
Synonyms and related words
Snooker, billiards and pool
baize
bar billiards
billiards

phrasal verbs

pot on

pot

verb transitive

US /pɑt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pot
he/she/it	pots
present participle	potting
past tense	potted
past participle	potted

1
if you pot a plant, you put it in a container with soil so that it will grow there
Synonyms and related words
Gardening
aerate
bed out
bonsai
2
to cook and store food in a sealed container in order to preserve it
Synonyms and related words
Cook food or be cooked
bake
barbecue
baste
Synonyms and related words
Preserve food
bottle
can
cure
3
to shoot and kill an animal
Synonyms and related words
To kill animals
bag
butcher
cull
4
to hit a ball into a hole in a game of pool or billiards
Synonyms and related words
Snooker, billiards and pool
baize
bar billiards
billiards

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