pot


Definition: Meaning of, pot in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɒt /

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pot pots
  1. cooking [countable] a container used for cooking which is round, deep, and usually made of metal
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  2. for a plant [countable] a container for a plant, usually made of plastic or baked clay
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  3. tea/coffee [countable] a container with a handle and a small tube for pouring, used to make tea or coffee
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  4. for food, paint etc [countable] British English a round container for storing foods such as JAM that are slightly liquid, or for substances such as glue or paint
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  5. bowl/dish etc [countable] a dish, bowl, plate, or other container that is made by shaping clay and then baking it [↪  pottery]
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  6. go to pot informal if something such as a place or an organization goes to pot, it becomes much worse or fails because no one is taking care of it
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  7. pots of money British English informal a lot of money
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  8. money the pot money that is available to do something, especially money that people have collected
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  9. money the pot all the money that people have risked in a card game, and which can be won
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  10. drug [uncountable] old-fashioned informal MARIJUANA
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  11. (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black informal used humorously to say that you should not criticize someone for something, because you have done the same thing or have the same fault
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  12. stomach [countable] a POTBELLY
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  13. hit a ball [countable] British English the act of hitting a ball into one of the POCKET s (= holes at the edge of the table) in games such as BILLIARDS, POOL, and SNOOKER
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  14. toilet [countable] informal a toilet
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
pot potted potted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
potting pots
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  1. plants also pot up British English to put a plant into a pot filled with soil
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  2. ball British English to hit a ball into one of the POCKET s (= holes at the edge of the table) in games such as BILLIARDS, POOL, and SNOOKER [=  pocket]
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pot used in phrases

  • Crock Pot (noun)
    1. an electric cooker that maintains a relatively low temperature
  • Philadelphia pepper pot (noun)
    1. a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings
  • Pol Pot
    1. (1926-98) the leader of the Communist KHMER ROUGE group, and Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, during which time about 3 million people were killed. Pol Pot was taken prisoner by government soldiers in 1997.
  • Pot Noodle
    1. a dish sold in the UK, consisting of dried PASTA, meat, and vegetables. You mix it with boiling water and it is ready to eat almost immediately.
  • chamber pot (noun)
    1. a round container for URINE, used in a bedroom and kept under the bed in the past
  • chimney pot (noun)
    1. a short wide pipe made of baked clay or metal, that is attached to the top of a chimney
  • coffee pot (noun)
    1. a container from which coffee is served
  • dash-pot (noun)
    1. a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid
  • drip pot (noun)
    1. a coffeepot for making drip coffee
  • go to pot (verb)
    1. become ruined
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pot used in phrasal verbs

  • pot on (phrasal verb)
    1. to move a plant into a larger container because it has grown bigger
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