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pot

Pronunciation:/pɒt//pɑt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food.

    Synonyms:cooking potcookpot
  2. Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly

  3. Pothole, sinkhole, vertical cave e.g. Rowten Pot

  4. Ruin or deterioration.

    Example: After his arrest, his prospects went to pot.

verb

Definitions

  1. To put (something) into a pot.

    Example: to pot a plant

  2. To preserve by bottling or canning.

    Example: potted meat

  3. To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.

  4. To be capable of being potted.

    Example: The black ball doesn't pot; the red is in the way.

noun

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  1. Marijuana

noun

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  1. A simple electromechanical device used to control resistance or voltage (often to adjust sound volume) in an electronic device by rotating or sliding when manipulated by a human thumb, screwdriver, etc.

noun

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  1. A large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch.

  2. A potbelly stove.

  3. A Vietnamese Pot-bellied pig.

noun

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  1. A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.

    Example: He hoped to win the princess's heart by mixing the love potion the witch gave him into her drink.

noun

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  1. A shot taken at an easy or random target.

  2. Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.

noun

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  1. An old size of paper, 12.5 × 15 inches.

    Example: pott paper

pot

Pronunciation:/pɒt//pɑt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A simple electromechanical device used to control resistance or voltage (often to adjust sound volume) in an electronic device by rotating or sliding when manipulated by a human thumb, screwdriver, etc.