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   pot

   /pɒt/

   noun

   • 1. a rounded or cylindrical container, typically of metal, used for cooking: "pots and pans hung from a rack" Similar cooking utensilcontainerreceptaclevesselpansaucepancasserolestewpotstockpotskilletdixiechafing dishcauldroncruciblecrockbasinbowlpotjielotasurahiarchaic:pipkincrusepottleDutch ovengallipot
   • ▪ any of various containers made for a particular purpose, especially one used for storage: "a yogurt pot" Similar flowerpotplanterjardinière
   • ▪ a container for holding drink, especially beer.
   • ▪ the contents of a pot: "a pot of coffee"
   • 2. the total sum of the bets made on a round in poker, brag, etc.: "Jim raked in half the pot" Similar bankkittypoolpursestakesantejackpot
   • ▪ all the money contributed by a group of people for a particular purpose: "in insurance, everybody puts money into the pot used to pay claims"
   • 3. a prize in a sporting contest, especially a silver cup. informal
   • 4. a pot belly: informal "men pat their pots proudly and talk of how they must have got through a few skinfuls" Similar paunchpot bellybellybeer bellygutfat/protruding stomachinformal:beer guttummyspare tyremiddle-aged spreadbay windowinformal, dated:corporation
   • 5. an engine cylinder. informal
   • 6. a shot in which a player strikes a ball into a pocket: "he put together a 36 clearance to blue which was full of difficult pots"

   verb

   • 1. plant in a flowerpot: "pot individual cuttings as soon as you see new young leaves"
   • ▪ transplant a plant from a small flowerpot to a larger one.
   • ▪ transplant a seedling into a flowerpot.
   • 2. preserve (food, especially meat or fish) in a sealed pot or jar: "venison can be potted in the same way as tongue"
   • 3. strike (a ball) into a pocket: "he failed to pot a red at close range"
   • 4. hit or kill by shooting: informal "he was shot in the eye as neighbours potted clay pigeons"
   • ▪ succeed in obtaining (something desirable); win: "do you fancy potting a fine trophy?"
   • 5. make articles from earthenware or baked clay: "why not paint or pot in the sun this winter?"
   • 6. sit (a young child) on a potty. British
   • 7. encapsulate (an electrical component or circuit) in a synthetic resin or similar insulating material which sets solid.

   Word Origin late Old Englishpott, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French pot; of unknown ultimate origin (compare with late Latin potus ‘drinking cup’). Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. potful noun

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