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Meaning

Noun

In Cookware and bakeware:
A
(usually
) used for
food.
  • Various
    , particularly
  • A
    (usually
    ) used with a
    for
    food, such as a honeypot.
  • A
    used for
    or
    : a
    or teapot.
  • A
    used for
    and
    : a
    ; (figurative,
    ) a
    ; the lavatory.
  • A
    : a
    pot.
  • A pot-shaped
    used for
    or other
    : a
    pot.
  • A pot-shaped
    or
    of a
    above the
    of a
    : a
    pot.
  • A
    for
    sugar.
  • An
    or
    or
    used for
    liquor.
  • In Containers:
  • Various
    , particularly
  • A
    used to
    for
    ,
    : a flowerpot.
  • In Australian English:
  • Various
    , particularly
  • A
    of
    in Australia whose
    but is
    around 10
    (285 mL).
  • Pothole,
    ,
    cave.
    A
    used in certain
    . The
    are called potsies.
    Ruin or deterioration.
    Any of various
    of
    based on the
    of a pot.
    An
    with a
    as a helmet.
    In Rail transportation:
    A pot-shaped non-conducting (usually
    )
    that
    an
    while
    it from the ground.
    In Gambling & Poker:
    The money available to be
    in a
    of
    or a round of other
    ; (figurative) any
    of money being used as an enticement.
    In British English:
    A
    : a heavily-backed horse.
    Clipping of
    : a pot-shaped
    , a paunch.
    Clipping of
    : a
    ; an
    or
    .
    In East Midlands English, Yorkshire English, Containers & Cookware and bakeware:
    A
    cast.
    Alternative
    form
    of
    pott:
    a
    former
    size
    of
    paper,
    12.5
    ×
    15
    inches.
    In Marijuana:
    Marijuana.
    In Electronics:
    A
    used to control
    or
    (often to
    ) in an
    by
    or
    when
    by a human
    ,
    , etc.
    In Role-playing games & Video games:
    Clipping of potion.

    Verb

    To
    (something) into a pot.
    To
    by
    or canning.
    In Billiards & Snooker:
    To cause a
    to
    a pocket.
    In Billiards & Snooker:
    To be
    of being potted.
    To
    with a firearm.
    To take a
    , or
    , with a firearm.
    To
    ;
    ;
    ; bag.
    In British English:
    To
    someone to
    , expeditiously.
    In British English:
    To
    ; to drink.
    To
    (e.g.
    of the
    ) in a
    cask.
    In British English:
    To
    a person, usually a
    , on a
    or
    ,
    during
    teaching.
    In East Midlands English:
    To
    a
    to a
    limb.
    To
    (a
    ,
    , etc) via a pot.
    In Rugby:
    To
    (a
    goal).
    In Broadcasting:
    To
    in or out
    a potentiometer.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    pot
    English
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    pot
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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