I. ˈpät noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pott; akin to Middle Low German pot pot
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : a usually rounded metal or earthen container used chiefly for domestic purposes (as in cooking or for holding liquids or growing plants) ; also : any of various technical or industrial vessels or enclosures resembling or likened to a household pot
the pot of a still
b. : potful
a pot of coffee
2. : an enclosed framework of wire, wood, or wicker for catching fish or lobsters
3.
a. : a large amount (as of money)
b.
(1) : the total of the bets at stake at one time
(2) : one round in a poker game
c. : the common fund of a group
4. : potshot
5. : potbelly
6. : ruin
gone to pot
7. British : a shot in snooker in which a ball is pocketed
8. : a vessel for urination and defecation: as
a. : toilet 3b
b. : potty
II. verb
( 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
III. noun
Etymology: perhaps modification of Mexican Spanish potiguaya
Date: 1938
: marijuana
IV. abbreviation
1. potential
2. potentiometer