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pot
(p/A/t )

noun (n)

  • metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    can, commode, crapper, potty, stool, throne, toilet
    source: wordnet30
  • the quantity contained in a pot(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    potful
    source: wordnet30
  • a container in which plants are cultivated(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    flowerpot
    source: wordnet30
  • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, quite a little, raft
    source: wordnet30
  • the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)(noun.possession)
    Synonym:
    jackpot, kitty
    source: wordnet30
  • slang for a paunch(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    bay window, corporation, potbelly, tummy
    source: wordnet30
  • a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    potentiometer
    source: wordnet30
  • street names for marijuana(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    dope, gage, grass, green goddess, locoweed, mary jane, sens, sess, skunk, smoke, weed
    source: wordnet30
  • A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a flower pot; a bean pot.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The total of the bets at stake at one time, as in racing or card playing; the pool;(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • plant in a pot(verb.contact)
    Example:
    He potted the palm.
    source: wordnet30
  • To place or inclose in pots(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To tipple; to drink.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To shoot for the pot, i.e., cooking; to secure or hit by a pot shot; to shoot when no special skill is needed.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To take a pot shot or shots, as at game or an enemy.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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