POT


Meaning of POT in English

noun

1 for cooking

ADJECTIVE

▪ cooking

VERB + POT

▪ cover

Cook gently in a covered ~ for 3–4 hours.

▪ stir

POT + VERB

▪ boil , bubble

He could hear the ~ bubbling on the stove.

POT + NOUN

▪ pie ( AmE )

▪ roast

PREPOSITION

▪ for the ~ ( esp. BrE )

Local people kill these animals for the ~ ( = to eat ).

▪ in a/the ~ , into a/the ~

Put all the ingredients in a large ~.

▪ ~ of

a ~ of soup

PHRASES

▪ ~s and pans

I sat in the kitchen, among the dirty ~s and pans.

2 for tea/coffee

ADJECTIVE

▪ steaming

▪ fresh

▪ coffee , tea (usually teapot )

VERB + POT

▪ brew , make , put on

I'll make a fresh ~ of tea.

▪ fill

She filled the ~ with boiling water.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

Is there any more tea in the ~?

▪ ~ of

3 container for storing things, growing plants, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ ceramic , clay , earthenware , iron , plastic , terracotta

▪ flower , plant

▪ paint , pepper ( esp. BrE ) (usually pepper shaker in AmE )

▪ chamber

▪ chimney

▪ lobster

VERB + POT

▪ grow sth in , plant sth in

▪ fill

POT + VERB

▪ be filled with sth , be full of sth , contain sth

a clay ~ full of oil

POT + NOUN

▪ plant ( BrE )

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~ , into a/the ~

Plants in ~s require more water than you might think.

▪ ~ of

a ~ of glue ( BrE )

a ~ of geraniums

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .