POT


Meaning of POT in English

1. n. & v.

--n.

1. a vessel, usu. rounded, of ceramic ware or metal or glass for holding liquids or solids or for cooking in.

2 a a coffee-pot, flowerpot, glue-pot, jam-pot, teapot, etc. b chimney-pot. c lobster-pot.

3 a drinking vessel of pewter etc.

4 the contents of a pot (ate a whole pot of jam).

5 the total amount of the bet in a game etc.

6 colloq. a large sum (pots of money).

7 sl. a vessel given as a prize in an athletic contest, esp. a silver cup.

8 pot-belly.

--v.tr. (potted, potting)

1. place in a pot.

2 (usu. as potted adj.) preserve in a sealed pot (potted shrimps).

3 sit (a young child) on a chamber pot.

4 pocket (a ball) in billiards etc.

5 shoot at, hit, or kill (an animal) with a pot shot.

6 seize or secure.

7 abridge or epitomize (in a potted version; potted wisdom).

Phrases and idioms:

go to pot colloq. deteriorate; be ruined. pot-bellied having a pot-belly. pot-belly (pl. -ies)

1. a protruding stomach.

2 a person with this.

3 a small bulbous stove.

pot-boiler

1. a work of literature or art done merely to make the writer or artist a living.

2 a writer or artist who does this. pot-bound (of a plant) having roots which fill the flowerpot, leaving no room to expand. pot cheese US cottage cheese. pot-herb any herb grown in a kitchen garden.

pot-hook

1. a hook over a hearth for hanging a pot etc. on, or for lifting a hot pot.

2 a curved stroke in handwriting, esp. as made in learning to write.

pot-hunter

1. a person who hunts for game at random.

2 a person who takes part in a contest merely for the sake of the prize. pot luck whatever (hospitality etc.) is available. pot of gold an imaginary reward; an ideal; a jackpot. pot pie a pie of meat etc. or fruit with a crust baked in a pot. pot plant a plant grown in a flowerpot. pot roast a piece of meat cooked slowly in a covered dish. pot-roast v.tr. cook (a piece of meat) in this way.

pot-shot

1. a random shot.

2 a shot aimed at an animal etc. within easy reach.

3 a shot at a game-bird etc. merely to provide a meal. pot-valiant courageous because of drunkenness. pot-valour this type of courage.

Derivatives:

potful n. (pl. -fuls).

Etymology: OE pott, corresp. to OFris., MDu., MLG pot, f. pop.L 2. n. sl. marijuana.

Phrases and idioms:

pot-head one who smokes this.

Etymology: prob. f. Mex. Sp. potiguaya 3. n. & v. Austral. & NZ

--n. a dropped goal in rugby football.

--v.tr. (potted, potting) score (a dropped goal).

Etymology: perh. f. pot-shot

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.