noun
( -s )
1. : the act of one that pots: as
a. archaic : the act of drinking alcoholic beverages
b. : the making of pottery
c. : canning
d. : the act of planting or transplanting in a pot
2. : the process of supplying nitrous fumes in sulfuric acid manufacture by action of sulfuric acid on a nitrate in iron pots
3. : a wet-finishing process for giving woolens a glossy surface and a soft hand