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pot 1 P0475700 (pŏt)n.1. Any of various usually domestic containers made of pottery, metal, or glass, as:a. A round, fairly deep cooking vessel with a handle and often a lid.b. A short round container for storing or serving food: a jam pot; a mustard pot.c. A coffeepot.d. A teapot.2. a. Such a container and its contents: a pot of stew; brewed a pot of coffee.b. A potful.3. a. A large drinking cup; a tankard.b. A drink of liquor contained in such a cup.4. An artistic or decorative ceramic vessel of any shape.5. A flowerpot.6. Something, such as a chimney pot or chamber pot, that resembles a round cooking vessel in appearance or function.7. A trap for eels, other fish, or crustaceans, typically consisting of a wicker or wire basket or cage.8. Games a. The total amount staked by all the players in one hand in cards.b. The area on a card table where stakes are placed.c. A shot in billiards or related games intended to send a ball into a pocket.9. Informal A common fund to which members of a group contribute.10. often pots Informal A large amount: lost a pot of cash in the stock market crash; made pots of money on their investment.11. Informal A potshot.12. Informal A potbelly.13. Informal A potty or toilet.v. pot·ted, pot·ting, pots v.tr.1. To place or plant in a pot: pot a geranium.2. To preserve (food) in a pot.3. To cook in a pot.4. To shoot (game) for food rather than for sport.5. Informal To shoot with a potshot.6. Informal To win or capture; bag.7. Games To hit (a ball) into a pocket.v.intr.1. Informal To take a potshot.2. To make or shape objects from clay, as on a potter's wheel. [Middle English, from Old English pott, from Vulgar Latin *pottus.]
pot 2 P0475700 (pŏt)n. Slang Marijuana. [Origin unknown.]
pot 3 (pŏt)n. See potentiometer.Translations IdiomsSeepotpotting
potting[′päd·iŋ] (electronics) Process of filling a complete electronic assembly with a thermosetting compound for resistance to shock and vibration, and for exclusion of moisture and corrosive agents. FinancialSeePot |