n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: pot · ted ; pot · ting
Date: 1616
transitive verb
1 a : to place in a pot b : to pack or preserve (as cooked and chopped meat) in a sealed pot, jar, or can often with aspic
2 : to shoot with a potshot
3 : to make or shape (earthenware) as a potter
4 : to embed (as electronic components) in a container with an insulating or protective material (as plastic)
intransitive verb : to take a potshot