POT


Meaning of POT in English

/ pɒt; NAmE pɑːt/ noun , verb

■ noun

FOR COOKING

1.

[ C ] a deep round container used for cooking things in :

pots and pans

CONTAINER

2.

[ C ] ( especially BrE ) a container made of glass, clay or plastic, used for storing food in :

a pot of jam

a yogurt pot

3.

[ C ] (especially in compounds) a container of various kinds, made for a particular purpose :

a coffee pot

a pepper pot

a teapot

Is there any more tea in the pot?

—see also chamber pot , chimney pot , flowerpot , lobster pot , melting pot , potted

4.

[ C ] the amount contained in a pot :

They drank a pot of coffee.

5.

[ C ] a bowl, etc. that is made by a potter

MONEY

6.

the pot [ sing. ] ( especially NAmE ) the total amount of money that is bet in a card game

7.

the pot [ sing. ] ( especially NAmE ) all the money given by a group of people in order to do sth together, for example to buy food

—see also kitty

DRUG

8.

[ U ] ( informal ) = marijuana :

pot smoking

SHOT

9.

[ C ] = potshot :

He took a pot at the neighbour's cat with his air rifle.

IN BILLIARDS, etc.

10.

[ C ] ( in the game of billiards , pool or snooker ) the act of hitting a ball into one of the pockets around the edge of the table

STOMACH

11.

[ C ] ( informal ) = pot belly

IDIOMS

- go to pot

- the pot calling the kettle black

- pot luck

- pots of money

—more at gold noun , melting pot , quart , watch verb

■ verb

( -tt- ) [ vn ]

PLANT

1.

to put a plant into a flowerpot filled with soil

IN BILLIARDS, etc.

2.

( in the games of billiards , pool and snooker ) to hit a ball into one of the pockets (= holes at the corners and edges of the table)

SYN pocket :

He potted the black to take a 7–3 lead.

SHOOT

3.

to kill an animal or a bird by shooting it

—see also potted

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WORD ORIGIN

noun senses 1 to 7 and noun senses 10 to 11 verb late Old English pott , 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 cent.

noun sense 8 1930s: probably from Mexican Spanish potiguaya cannabis leaves.

noun sense 9 1950s: abbreviation of potshot .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.