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pot 1
(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
(pŏt)n. Slang
Marijuana.
[Origin unknown.]
pot 3
(pŏt)n.
See potentiometer.
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pot
(pɒt)n
1. (Cookery) a container made of earthenware, glass, or similar material; usually round and deep, often having a handle and lid, used for cooking and other domestic purposes
3. (Units) the amount that a pot will hold; potful
4. a chamber pot, esp a small one designed for a baby or toddler
5. (Ceramics) a handmade piece of pottery
6. (Brewing) a large mug or tankard, as for beer
7. Austral any of various measures used for serving beer
8. (General Sporting Terms) informal a cup or trophy, esp of silver, awarded as a prize in a competition
9. (Card Games) the money or stakes in the pool in gambling games, esp poker
10. (often plural) informal a large amount, esp of money
11. (Fishing) a wicker trap for catching fish, esp crustaceans: a lobster pot.
12. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker a shot by which a ball is pocketed
13. (Building) chiefly Brit short for chimneypot
14. (Commerce) informal US a joint fund created by a group of individuals or enterprises and drawn upon by them for specified purposes
15. (Hunting) hunting See pot shot
16. (Anatomy) See potbelly
17. go to pot to go to ruin; deteriorate
vb (mainly tr) , pots, potting or potted
18. (Horticulture) to set (a plant) in a flowerpot to grow
19. (Cookery) to put or preserve (goods, meat, etc) in a pot
20. (Cookery) to cook (food) in a pot
21. (Hunting) to shoot (game) for food rather than for sport
22. (Hunting) to shoot (game birds or animals) while they are on the ground or immobile rather than flying or running
23. (Hunting) (also intr) to shoot casually or without careful aim at (an animal, etc)
24. to sit (a baby or toddler) on a chamber pot
25. (Ceramics) (also intr) to shape clay as a potter
26. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker to pocket (a ball)
27. informal to capture or win; secure
[Late Old English pott, from Medieval Latin pottus (unattested), perhaps from Latin pōtus a drink; compare Middle Low German pot, Old Norse pottr]
pot
(pɒt)n
(Physical Geography)
a. Scot and Northern English dialect a deep hole or pothole
b. (capital when part of a name): Pen-y-Ghent Pot.
[C14: perhaps identical with pot1 but possibly of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect putt water hole, pit]
pot
(pɒt)n
(Recreational Drugs) slang cannabis used as a drug in any form, such as leaves (marijuana or hemp) or resin (hashish)
[C20: perhaps shortened from Mexican Indian potiguaya]
pot
(pɒt)n
(General Physics) informal short for potentiometer
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pot1
(pɒt)n., v. pot•ted, pot•ting. n.
1. a container of earthenware, metal, etc., usu. round and deep and having a handle or handles and often a lid, used for cooking, serving, and other purposes.
2. such a container with its contents: a pot of stew.
3. flowerpot.
4. a container of liquor or other drink: a pot of ale.
5. liquor or other drink.
6. a cagelike vessel for trapping fish, lobsters, etc., typically made of wood, wicker, or wire.
7. chamber pot.
8. a large sum of money.
9. all the money bet at a single time; pool.
10. potshot.
11. potbelly.
v.t. 12. to put or transplant into a pot.
13. to preserve (food) in a pot.
14. to cook in a pot.
15.
Idioms: a. to shoot (game birds) on the ground or water, or (game animals) at rest, instead of in flight or running.
b. to shoot for food, not for sport.
go to pot, to become ruined; deteriorate.
[1150–1200; Middle English pott (compare potter1)]
pot2
(pɒt)n.
Slang. marijuana.
[1935–40, Amer.; orig. uncertain]
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Pot
a mass-like material filling a pot-hole; a large sum of money; a conventional quantity or measure; a gallon measure, 1545.Examples: pot of ale, 1724; of apples (five pecks), 1681; of butter (14 lb.), 1662; of coins, 1886; of jelly, 1587; of money, 1621; of mutiny, 1858; of porter, 1833; of sugar (70 lb.), 1775; of tea, 1773; of wine, 1535.
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pot
Past participle: potted
Gerund: potting
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pot
1. Scoring stroke in which the object ball is hit into a pocket.
2. Scoring stroke in which the object ball is knocked into a pocket.
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| Noun | 1. |  pot - metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lidcoffeepot - tall pot in which coffee is brewed cooking utensil, cookware - a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking dixie - a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps Dutch oven - iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews marmite - a large pot especially one with legs used e.g. for cooking soup pottle - a pot that holds 2 quarts saucepot - a cooking pot that has handles on either side and tight fitting lid; used for stewing or boiling stockpot - a pot used for preparing soup stock teapot - pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle urn - a large pot for making coffee or tea vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) |
| 2. |  pot - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urinationbathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet flushless toilet - a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water) flush toilet, lavatory - a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building potty chair, potty seat - toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets toilet bowl - the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water toilet seat - the hinged seat on a toilet | |
| 3. |  pot - the quantity contained in a pot containerful - the quantity that a container will hold | |
| 4. |  pot - a container in which plants are cultivatedcontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) planter - a decorative pot for house plants | |
| 5. |  pot - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, mess, sight large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation | |
| 6. |  pot - the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)poker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand | |
| 7. |  pot - slang for a paunch | |
| 8. | pot - a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets potential divider, voltage divider - resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage | |
| 9. |  pot - street names for marijuana | |
| Verb | 1. | pot - plant in a pot; "He potted the palm" embed, imbed, implant, plant, engraft - fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" repot - put in a new, usually larger, pot; "The plant had grown and had to be repotted" |
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pot
noun
1. container, bowl, pan, vessel, basin, vase, jug, cauldron, urn, utensil, crock, skillet metal cooking pots use a large terracotta pot or a wooden tub
3. kitty, funds, pool If there is more money in the pot, all the members will benefit proportionally.
4. paunch, beer belly or gut (informal), spread (informal), corporation (informal), gut, bulge, spare tyre (Brit. slang), potbelly He's already developing a pot from all the beer he drinks.
go to pot decline, slump, deteriorate, worsen, go downhill (informal), go to the dogs (informal), run to seed, go to rack and ruin This neighbourhood is really going to pot.
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pot
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Translations
إناءإِناءطنجرةقدروعاء، إبْريق
hrneckvětináčzasadit do květináče
grydekandeplantepotte=-gryde
kattilamertapatapottipussittaa
lonac
edényfazékfűmarihuána
planta/rækta í pottipottur, ketill
深鍋鍋
단지독통발항아리
aklas šūvisindeliskonservuotas indelyjepasodintaspuodas
iestādīt puķupodākannakatlspods
oală
hrnieczasadiť do kvetináča
čajnikcvetlični lončekkanglicakozareclonec
kotaolonacšerpa
grytakruka
หม้อ
nồi
pot
1 [pɒt]A. N
1. (for cooking) → cazuela f, olla f (LAm); (for jam) → tarro m, pote m (S. Cone); (for flowers) → tiesto m, maceta f; (= teapot) → tetera f; (= coffee pot) → cafetera f; (= chamber pot) → orinal m; (= piece of pottery) → cacharro m
pots and pans → batería fsing de cocina, cacharros mpl
to keep the pot boiling (= earn living) → ganarse la vida; (= make things progress) → mantener las cosas en marcha
to go to pot → irse al traste
that's the pot calling the kettle black → el puchero le dijo a la sartén -apártate que me tiznas
pots and pans → batería fsing de cocina, cacharros mpl
to keep the pot boiling (= earn living) → ganarse la vida; (= make things progress) → mantener las cosas en marcha
to go to pot → irse al traste
that's the pot calling the kettle black → el puchero le dijo a la sartén -apártate que me tiznas
2. (= potful) → cazuela f
a pot of coffee for two → café m para dos
to make a pot of tea → hacer el té
a pot of coffee for two → café m para dos
to make a pot of tea → hacer el té
4. pots (= lots) we have pots of it → tenemos montones
to have pots of money → estar forrado de dinero
to have pots of money → estar forrado de dinero
5. (Sport) (= prize) → copa f
6. (Snooker, Billiards) → billa f
B. VT
4. (= shoot) [+ duck, pheasant] → matar
C. VI (= shoot) to pot at sb → disparar sobre algn
D. CPD pot belly N (from overeating) → panza f; (from malnutrition) → barriga f hinchada
pot cheese N (US) → requesón m
pot herb N → hierba f aromática
pot luck N to take pot luck → conformarse con lo que haya
pot plant N → planta f de interior
pot roast N → carne f asada a la cazuela
pot shot N → tiro m al azar
to take a pot shot at sth → disparar contra algo al azar
see also pot-bellied, pot-roast
pot cheese N (US) → requesón m
pot herb N → hierba f aromática
pot luck N to take pot luck → conformarse con lo que haya
pot plant N → planta f de interior
pot roast N → carne f asada a la cazuela
pot shot N → tiro m al azar
to take a pot shot at sth → disparar contra algo al azar
see also pot-bellied, pot-roast
pot
2 [pɒt] N (= marijuana) → maría f, chocolate m, mota f (LAm)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pot
[ˈpɒt] n
(also cooking pot) → cocotte f (= saucepan) → casserole f
the pots and pans → la batterie de cuisine
it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black → c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité
the pots and pans → la batterie de cuisine
it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black → c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité
(for plants) → pot m
(also teapot) → théière f
(= container) (for jam, marmalade) → pot m; (for paint) → pot m
a pot of jam → un pot de confiture
a pot of red paint → un pot de peinture rouge
a pot of jam → un pot de confiture
a pot of red paint → un pot de peinture rouge
(= piece of pottery) → poterie f
to go to pot → partir à vau-l'eau
vt
[+ plant, cuttings] → mettre en pot
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pot
n
→ Topf m; (= teapot, coffee pot) → Kanne f; (dated: = tankard) → Krug m; (= lobster pot) → Korb m; (= chimneypot) → Kaminaufsatz m; pots and pans → Töpfe und Pfannen; a pint pot → ˜ ein Humpen m; to keep the pot boiling (= earn living) → dafür sorgen, dass der Schornstein raucht (inf); (= keep sth going) → den Betrieb aufrechterhalten; that’s (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black (prov) → ein Esel schimpft den anderen Langohr (prov); to go to pot (inf) (person, business) → auf den Hund kommen (inf); (plan, arrangement) → ins Wasser fallen (inf)
(inf: = large amount) to have pots of money/time → massenhaft (inf) → or jede Menge (inf) → Geld/Zeit haben
(inf: = marijuana) → Pot nt (sl)
(inf: = prize, cup) → Topf m (inf)
(inf: = potbelly) → Spitzbauch m
pot
:potbellied
adj person → spitzbäuchig; (through hunger) → blähbäuchig; pot pig → Hängebauchschwein nt; pot stove → Kanonenofen m
potbelly
n (= stomach) (from overeating) → Spitzbauch m; (from malnutrition) → Blähbauch m; (= stove) → Kanonenofen m
potboiler
n → rein kommerzielles Werk
pot-bound
adj plant → eingewachsen
pot cheese
adj (US) = cottage cheese
pot
:potherb
n → Küchenkraut nt
potholder
n (US) → Topflappen m
pothole
n
(in road) → Schlagloch nt
(Geol) → Höhle f
potholed
adj → voller Schlaglöcher; workmen are already beginning to mend the pot roads → Arbeiter haben schon damit begonnen, die Schlaglöcher in den Straßen auszubessern
potholer
n → Höhlenforscher(in) m(f)
potholing
n → Höhlenforschung f
pothook
n
(for pot) → Kesselhaken m
(in writing) → Krakel m
pothunter
n
(Sport) → unwaidmännischer Jäger
(for prizes) → Pokalsammler(in) m(f)
pot
:pot luck
potluck dinner
n (esp US) großes Abendessen, bei dem sich alle Anwesenden selbst mitgebrachte Speisen teilen
pot plant
n → Topfpflanze f
pot
:pot roast
n → Schmorbraten m
vt → schmoren
potsherd
n (Archeol) → Scherbe f
pot shot
n → Schuss m → aufs Geratewohl; to take a pot at somebody/something → aufs Geratewohl auf jdn/etw schießen; (fig inf: = criticize) → jdn/etw herunterputzen (inf)
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pot
[pɒt]1. n
a. (for cooking) → pentola, casseruola; (teapot) → teiera; (coffeepot) → caffettiera; (for jam) → vasetto, barattolo; (piece of pottery) → ceramica; (for plants) → vaso
pots and pans → pentole
to go to pot (fam) (plans, business) → andare in malora (person) → lasciarsi andare
pots and pans → pentole
to go to pot (fam) (plans, business) → andare in malora (person) → lasciarsi andare
b. (potful) a pot of jam → un vasetto di marmellata
a pot of tea for two, please → tè per due, per piacere
a pot of tea for two, please → tè per due, per piacere
d. (fam) (marijuana) → erba
2. vt
a. (plant) → mettere in un vaso, invasare; (jam) → mettere nei vasetti
b. (shoot, pheasant, rabbit) → ammazzare
c. (Billiards) → mandare in buca or biglia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pot
(pot) noun any one of many kinds of deep container used in cooking, for holding food, liquids etc or for growing plants. a cooking-pot; a plant-pot; a jam-pot; The waiter brought her a pot of tea.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈpotted – to plant in a pot.
ˈpotted adjective1. (of food) pressed into a pot or jar in order to preserve it. potted meat.
2. contained in a pot. a potted plant.
3. brief; summarized. a potted history of Britain.
ˈpothole noun1. a hole or cave made in rock by the action of swirling water.
2. a hole worn in a road-surface.
ˈpot-shot noun an easy or casual shot that doesn't need careful aim. He took a pot-shot at a bird on the fence.
take pot luck to take whatever happens to be available, eg as an unexpected guest at a meal-time.
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pot
→ إِناء hrnec gryde Topf χύτρα bote kattila pot lonac vaso 深鍋 항아리 pot kasserolle rondel panela горшок kruka หม้อ tencere nồi 壶Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pot
(fam) marihuana, mariguana (Mex), hierba (fam), mota (Mex, CA; fam)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.