pot 1 (p t)n. 1. Any of various usually domestic containers made of pottery, metal, or glass, as: a. A round, fairly deep cooking vessel with a handle and often a lid. b. A short round container for storing or serving food: a jam pot; a mustard pot. c. A coffeepot. d. A teapot. 2. a. Such a container and its contents: a pot of stew; brewed a pot of coffee. b. A potful. 3. a. A large drinking cup; a tankard. b. A drink of liquor contained in such a cup. 4. An artistic or decorative ceramic vessel of any shape. 5. A flowerpot. 6. Something, such as a chimney pot or chamber pot, that resembles a round cooking vessel in appearance or function. 7. A trap for eels, other fish, or crustaceans, typically consisting of a wicker or wire basket or cage. 8. Games a. The total amount staked by all the players in one hand at cards. See Synonyms at bet. b. The area on a card table where stakes are placed. c. A shot in billiards or related games intended to send a ball into a pocket. 9. Informal A common fund to which members of a group contribute. 10. Informal A large amount. Often used in the plural: made pots of money on their investment. 11. Informal A potshot. 12. Informal A potbelly. 13. Informal A potty or toilet. 14. See potentiometer. v. pot·ted, pot·ting, pots v.tr. 1. To place or plant in a pot: pot a geranium. 2. To preserve (food) in a pot. 3. To cook in a pot. 4. To shoot (game) for food rather than for sport. 5. Informal To shoot with a potshot. 6. Informal To win or capture; bag. 7. Games To hit (a ball) into a pocket. v.intr. 1. Informal To take a potshot. 2. To make or shape objects from clay, as on a potter's wheel. [Middle English, from Old English pott, from Vulgar Latin *pottus.] |
| pot 2 (pt) n. Slang Marijuana. [Origin unknown.] |
pot1
n
1. (Cookery) a container made of earthenware, glass, or similar material; usually round and deep, often having a handle and lid, used for cooking and other domestic purposes
3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) the amount that a pot will hold; potful
4. a chamber pot, esp a small one designed for a baby or toddler
5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a handmade piece of pottery
6. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a large mug or tankard, as for beer
7. Austral any of various measures used for serving beer
8. (General Sporting Terms) Informal a cup or trophy, esp of silver, awarded as a prize in a competition
9. (Group Games / Card Games) the money or stakes in the pool in gambling games, esp poker
10. (often plural) Informal a large amount, esp of money
11. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) a wicker trap for catching fish, esp crustaceans a lobster pot
12. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) Billiards Snooker a shot by which a ball is pocketed
13. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Chiefly Brit short for chimneypot
14. (Business / Commerce) US informal a joint fund created by a group of individuals or enterprises and drawn upon by them for specified purposes
15. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) Hunting See pot shot
16. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) See potbelly
go to pot to go to ruin; deteriorate
vb pots, potting, potted (mainly tr)
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) to set (a plant) in a flowerpot to grow
2. (Cookery) to put or preserve (goods, meat, etc.) in a pot
3. (Cookery) to cook (food) in a pot
4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) to shoot (game) for food rather than for sport
5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) to shoot (game birds or animals) while they are on the ground or immobile rather than flying or running
6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) (also intr) to shoot casually or without careful aim at (an animal, etc.)
7. to sit (a baby or toddler) on a chamber pot
8. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) (also intr) to shape clay as a potter
9. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) Billiards Snooker to pocket (a ball)
10. Informal to capture or win; secure See also pot on
[Late Old English pott, from Medieval Latin pottus (unattested), perhaps from Latin pōtus a drink; compare Middle Low German pot, Old Norse pottr]
pot2
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)
a. Scot and northern English dialect a deep hole or pothole
b. (capital when part of a name) Pen-y-Ghent Pot
[perhaps identical with pot1 but possibly of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect putt water hole, pit]
pot3
n
(Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang cannabis used as a drug in any form, such as leaves (marijuana or hemp) or resin (hashish)
[perhaps shortened from Mexican Indian potiguaya]
pot4
n
(Physics / General Physics) Informal short for potentiometer
Pot a mass-like material filling a pot-hole; a large sum of money; a conventional quantity or measure; a gallon measure, 1545.
Examples: pot of ale, 1724; of apples (five pecks), 1681; of butter (14 lb.), 1662; of coins, 1886; of jelly, 1587; of money, 1621; of mutiny, 1858; of porter, 1833; of sugar (70 lb.), 1775; of tea, 1773; of wine, 1535.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pot - metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lidcoffeepot - tall pot in which coffee is brewed cooking utensil, cookware - a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking dixie - a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps Dutch oven - iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews marmite - a large pot especially one with legs used e.g. for cooking soup pottle - a pot that holds 2 quarts saucepot - a cooking pot that has handles on either side and tight fitting lid; used for stewing or boiling stockpot - a pot used for preparing soup stock teapot - pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle urn - a large pot for making coffee or tea vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) |
| 2. |  pot - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urinationbathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet flushless toilet - a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water) flush toilet, lavatory - a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building potty chair, potty seat - toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets toilet bowl - the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water toilet seat - the hinged seat on a toilet | |
| 3. |  pot - the quantity contained in a pot containerful - the quantity that a container will hold | |
| 4. |  pot - a container in which plants are cultivatedcontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) planter - a decorative pot for house plants | |
| 5. |  pot - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, mess, sight large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation | |
| 6. |  pot - the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)poker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand | |
| 7. |  pot - slang for a paunch | |
| 8. | pot - a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets potential divider, voltage divider - resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage | |
| 9. |  pot - street names for marijuana | |
| Verb | 1. | pot - plant in a pot; "He potted the palm" embed, imbed, implant, plant, engraft - fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" repot - put in a new, usually larger, pot; "The plant had grown and had to be repotted" |
pot
noun
1. container, bowl, pan, vessel, basin, vase, jug, cauldron, urn, utensil, crock, skillet metal cooking pots use a large terracotta pot or a wooden tub
3. kitty, funds, pool If there is more money in the pot, all the members will benefit proportionally.
4. paunch, beer belly or gut (informal), spread (informal), corporation (informal), gut, bulge, spare tyre (Brit. slang), potbelly He's already developing a pot from all the beer he drinks.
go to pot decline, slump, deteriorate, worsen, go downhill (informal), go to the dogs (informal), run to seed, go to rack and ruin This neighbourhood is really going to pot.
Translations
pot1 [pɒt]
pot2 [pɒt] N (= marijuana) → maría f, chocolate m, mota f (LAm)
A. N
1. (for cooking) → cazuela f, olla f (LAm); (for jam) → tarro m, pote m (S. Cone); (for flowers) → tiesto m, maceta f; (= teapot) → tetera f; (= coffee pot) → cafetera f; (= chamber pot) → orinal m; (= piece of pottery) → cacharro m
pots and pans → batería fsing de cocina, cacharros mpl
to keep the pot boiling (= earn living) → ganarse la vida; (= make things progress) → mantener las cosas en marcha
to go to pot → irse al traste
that's the pot calling the kettle black → el puchero le dijo a la sartén -apártate que me tiznas
pots and pans → batería fsing de cocina, cacharros mpl
to keep the pot boiling (= earn living) → ganarse la vida; (= make things progress) → mantener las cosas en marcha
to go to pot → irse al traste
that's the pot calling the kettle black → el puchero le dijo a la sartén -apártate que me tiznas
2. (= potful) → cazuela f
a pot of coffee for two → café m para dos
to make a pot of tea → hacer el té
a pot of coffee for two → café m para dos
to make a pot of tea → hacer el té
4. pots (= lots) we have pots of it → tenemos montones
to have pots of money → estar forrado de dinero
to have pots of money → estar forrado de dinero
5. (Sport) (= prize) → copa f
6. (Snooker, Billiards) → billa f
B. VT
4. (= shoot) [+ duck, pheasant] → matar
C. VI (= shoot) to pot at sb → disparar sobre algn
D. CPD pot belly N (from overeating) → panza f; (from malnutrition) → barriga f hinchada
pot cheese N (US) → requesón m
pot herb N → hierba f aromática
pot luck N to take pot luck → conformarse con lo que haya
pot plant N → planta f de interior
pot roast N → carne f asada a la cazuela
pot shot N → tiro m al azar
to take a pot shot at sth → disparar contra algo al azar
see also pot-bellied, pot-roast
pot cheese N (US) → requesón m
pot herb N → hierba f aromática
pot luck N to take pot luck → conformarse con lo que haya
pot plant N → planta f de interior
pot roast N → carne f asada a la cazuela
pot shot N → tiro m al azar
to take a pot shot at sth → disparar contra algo al azar
see also pot-bellied, pot-roast
pot2 [pɒt] N (= marijuana) → maría f, chocolate m, mota f (LAm)
pot [ˈpɒt]
n
(also cooking pot) → cocotte f (= saucepan) → casserole f
the pots and pans → la batterie de cuisine
it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black → c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité
the pots and pans → la batterie de cuisine
it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black → c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité
(for plants) → pot m
(also teapot) → théière f
(= container) (for jam, marmalade) → pot m; (for paint) → pot m
a pot of jam → un pot de confiture
a pot of red paint → un pot de peinture rouge
a pot of jam → un pot de confiture
a pot of red paint → un pot de peinture rouge
(= piece of pottery) → poterie f
to go to pot → partir à vau-l'eau
vt
[+ plant, cuttings] → mettre en pot
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n
→ Topf m; (= teapot, coffee pot) → Kanne f; (dated: = tankard) → Krug m; (= lobster pot) → Korb m; (= chimneypot) → Kaminaufsatz m; pots and pans → Töpfe und Pfannen; a pint pot → ˜ ein Humpen m; to keep the pot boiling (= earn living) → dafür sorgen, dass der Schornstein raucht (inf); (= keep sth going) → den Betrieb aufrechterhalten; that’s (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black (prov) → ein Esel schimpft den anderen Langohr (prov); to go to pot (inf) (person, business) → auf den Hund kommen (inf); (plan, arrangement) → ins Wasser fallen (inf)
(inf: = large amount) to have pots of money/time → massenhaft (inf) → or jede Menge (inf) → Geld/Zeit haben
(inf: = marijuana) → Pot nt (sl)
(inf: = prize, cup) → Topf m (inf)
(inf: = potbelly) → Spitzbauch m
pot:
potbellied
adj person → spitzbäuchig; (through hunger) → blähbäuchig; pot pig → Hängebauchschwein nt; pot stove → Kanonenofen m
potbelly
n (= stomach) (from overeating) → Spitzbauch m; (from malnutrition) → Blähbauch m; (= stove) → Kanonenofen m
potboiler
n → rein kommerzielles Werk
pot-bound
adj plant → eingewachsen
pot cheese
adj (US) = cottage cheese
pot:
potherb
n → Küchenkraut nt
potholder
n (US) → Topflappen m
pothole
n
(in road) → Schlagloch nt
(Geol) → Höhle f
potholed
adj → voller Schlaglöcher; workmen are already beginning to mend the pot roads → Arbeiter haben schon damit begonnen, die Schlaglöcher in den Straßen auszubessern
potholer
n → Höhlenforscher(in) m(f)
potholing
n → Höhlenforschung f
pothook
n
(for pot) → Kesselhaken m
(in writing) → Krakel m
pothunter
n
(Sport) → unwaidmännischer Jäger
(for prizes) → Pokalsammler(in) m(f)
pot:
pot luck
potluck dinner
n (esp US) großes Abendessen, bei dem sich alle Anwesenden selbst mitgebrachte Speisen teilen
pot plant
n → Topfpflanze f
pot:
pot roast
n → Schmorbraten m
vt → schmoren
potsherd
n (Archeol) → Scherbe f
pot shot
n → Schuss m → aufs Geratewohl; to take a pot at somebody/something → aufs Geratewohl auf jdn/etw schießen; (fig inf: = criticize) → jdn/etw herunterputzen (inf)
pot [pɒt]
pot [pɒt]
1. n
a. (for cooking) → pentola, casseruola; (teapot) → teiera; (coffeepot) → caffettiera; (for jam) → vasetto, barattolo; (piece of pottery) → ceramica; (for plants) → vaso
pots and pans → pentole
to go to pot (fam) (plans, business) → andare in malora (person) → lasciarsi andare
pots and pans → pentole
to go to pot (fam) (plans, business) → andare in malora (person) → lasciarsi andare
b. (potful) a pot of jam → un vasetto di marmellata
a pot of tea for two, please → tè per due, per piacere
a pot of tea for two, please → tè per due, per piacere
d. (fam) (marijuana) → erba
2. vt
a. (plant) → mettere in un vaso, invasare; (jam) → mettere nei vasetti
b. (shoot, pheasant, rabbit) → ammazzare
c. (Billiards) → mandare in buca or biglia
pot [pɒt]
1. n
a. (for cooking) → pentola, casseruola; (teapot) → teiera; (coffeepot) → caffettiera; (for jam) → vasetto, barattolo; (piece of pottery) → ceramica; (for plants) → vaso
pots and pans → pentole
to go to pot (fam) (plans, business) → andare in malora (person) → lasciarsi andare
pots and pans → pentole
to go to pot (fam) (plans, business) → andare in malora (person) → lasciarsi andare
b. (potful) a pot of jam → un vasetto di marmellata
a pot of tea for two, please → tè per due, per piacere
a pot of tea for two, please → tè per due, per piacere
d. (fam) (marijuana) → erba
2. vt
a. (plant) → mettere in un vaso, invasare; (jam) → mettere nei vasetti
b. (shoot, pheasant, rabbit) → ammazzare
c. (Billiards) → mandare in buca or biglia
n pot [pot]
any one of many kinds of deep container used in cooking, for holding food, liquids etc or for growing plants a cooking-pot; a plant-pot; a jam-pot; The waiter brought her a pot of tea. pot وعاء، إبْريق гърне hrnec, květináč gryde; -gryde; potte; -potte; kande; -kande der Topf βάζο, γλάστρα pote, cacerola, puchero; tarro; maceta, tiesto pott, kruus دیگ؛ گلدان pata pot סִיר, עָצִיץ बरतन lonac,vrč panci pottur, ketill pentola; vaso つぼ 단지 puodas, puodelis, indelis katls; pods; kanna periuk pot potte, gryte, krukke garnek, donica, dzbanek pote vas; borcan; cană горшок; кастрюля; чайник hrniec; kvetináč; kanvica lonec lonac gryta, kruka, burk, pyts, kanna หม้อ kap 壺，罐 горщик; чайник برتن ấm; bình 壶，罐
v – past tense, past participle ˈpotted –
to plant in a pot. in 'n pot plant يَزْرَع في وعاء слагам в гърне zasadit do květináče plante eintopfen φυτεύω σε γλάστρα plantar en una maceta, plantar en un tiesto potti istutama در گلدان گذاشتن istuttaa mettre en pot לִשתוֹל गमले में लगाना staviti (posaditi) u lonac cserépbe ültet menanam dalam pot planta/rækta í potti mettere in vaso 鉢植えにする 포트에 심다 sodinti á vazonà iestādīt puķupodā menanam sst dlm pasu potten plante i potte sadzić do doniczek plantar a conserva сажать в горшок zasadiť do kvetináča posaditi v lonček staviti u lonac plantera i en kruka ปลูกลงกระถาง saksıya dikmek 把...栽在花盆裡 садити в горщик گملے ميں پودا لگانا trồng trong bình 把...栽在花盆里
adj potted
1 (of food) pressed into a pot or jar in order to preserve it potted meat. ingelegde مَحْفوظ في عُلَب، مُعَلَّب консервиран konzervovaný henkogt -konserve διατηρημένος σε βάζο (για φαγητό) en conserva sissetehtud کنسرو شده säilötty en pot/terrine מְשוּמָר बर्तन में रखा हुआ konzervirati konzerv- menaruh dalam panci niðursoðinn (conservato in un vasetto) びん詰めの 단지에 담은 konservuotas indelyje konservēts pekasam ingemaakt hermetisert, nedlagt på glass konserwowany w naczyniach em conserva conservat консервированный konzervovaný vložen stavljen u teglu inlagd, konserverad ที่ใส่ไว้ในหม้อ konserve 罐裝的 консервований مرتبان ميں محفوظ giữ trong chậu; xoong 罐装的
2 contained in a pot a potted plant. in 'n pot geplant مَحْفوظ في وِعاء консервиран v květináči potte- Topf-... φυτεμένος σε γλάστρα en una maceta; en un tarro; en un cacharro poti- گلدانی ruukku- en pot שָׁתוּל בְּעָצִיץ गमले में उत्पन्न posađena (biljka) cserepes dalam pot potta- (in vaso) 鉢植えの 포트에 심은 vazone auginamas, pasodintas podā augošs; poda- dlm pasu pot{#169} potte- doniczkowy em vaso în ghiveci; la conservă горшечный; комнатный v kvetináči posajen v lonček koji je u saksiji kruk- ที่บรรจุในหม้อ saksıya dikilmiş 盆栽的 кімнатний گملے ميں رکھا ہوا trồng trong chậu 盆栽的
3 brief; summarized a potted history of Britain. kort, opsommend مُخْتَصَر кратък stručný forkortet zusammengefaßt περιληπτικός condensado, resumido lühi- خلاصه شده lyhennetty condensé מְקוּצָר sažet,jezgrovit rövidített ringkas styttur, samandreginn condensato 要約した 요약한 glaustas, trumpas īss; saīsināts; adaptēts ringkas beknopt kortfattet skrócony condensado (pe) scurt сокращённый; адаптированный stručný povzet sažeta sammandragen, koncentrerad, förkortad โดยสรุป kısa, özetlenmiş 摘錄的，簡短的 короткий مختصر tóm tắt 摘录的，简短的
n pothole
1 a hole or cave made in rock by the action of swirling water. sleurgat نُقْرَه ، حُفْرَة في صَخْر بِفِعل الماء понор obří hrnec jættegryde das Strudelloch λακκούβα, σπηλιά cueva uure, nõva گودال؛ چالاب hiidenkirnu marmite de géants בּוֹר עָמוֹק जल गर्तिका doboka jama u kamenu gödör lubang di batu skessuketill (marmitta dei giganti) おう穴 구혈 skrodė, išgrauža bedre; ala gua erosiepijp jettegryte jaskinia caldeirão făgaş котловина obrí hrniec, krasová priepasť vrtača špilja jättegryta ช่องในก้อนหินที่เกิดจากน้ำกัดเซาะ obruk, düşey mağara (地)壺穴 вирва غار، سوراخ hốc đá （地）壶穴
2 a hole worn in a road-surface. slaggat حُفْرَة في الطَّريق дупка на път výmol hul das Schlagloch λακκούβα bache teeauk چاله kuoppa nid-de-poule מַהֲמוּרָה, בּוֹר सड़क पर पड़े गड्ढे rupa u kolniku kátyú lubang di jalan hola/hvarf í vegi buca 穴ぼこ 팬 구멍 duobė gramba; danga lubang kuil hull i veien dziura buraco groapă выбоина výmoľ luknja rupa na putu grop, tjälskott หลุมบนพื้นถนน kasis, yol çukuru 坑，穴 вибоїна سڑک کا گڑھا ổ gà 坑，穴
n pot-shot
an easy or casual shot that doesn't need careful aim He took a pot-shot at a bird on the fence. vinnige skoon طَلْقَه عابِرَه изстрел наслуки výstřel nazdařbůh hurtigt skud fra hoften; vildskud der Nahschuß βολή στα τυφλά tiro sin apuntar umbropsu lask تیراندازی آسان umpimähkäinen laukaus יְרִייָה בְּאָקרַאי अनायास लगा हुआ निशाना hitan iz blizine,nelovački hitac-prepucavanje közelről leadott lövés tembakan tanpa membidik skot án þess (að þörf sé á) að miða (tiro a casaccio) 目くら撃ち 가까운 거리에서의 사격 aklas šūvis šāviens uz labu laimi tembakan melulu schot op goed geluk af sleivskudd, skudd på måfå strzał prawie na oślep tiro a esmo foc tras de aproape неприцельный выстрел výstrel do vzduchu strel od blizu nasumičan pucanj hugskott, slängskott การยิงโดยไม่เล็ง rastgele atış 無需仔細瞄準而易命中的射擊 постріл навмання آسان نشانہ cú bắn bừa 无需仔细瞄准而易命中的射击
take pot luck
to take whatever happens to be available, eg as an unexpected guest at a meal-time. wat ook al beskikbaar is طَعّام من الأشياء الموجودَه изяждам последната лъжица přijmout, co právě je chance mit dem vorliebnehmen, was es gerade gibt τρώω ό,τι βρίσκεται contentarse con lo que haya õnne peale välja minema انتخاب چیزی که شناختی روی آن نداریم به امید اینکه چیز خوبی از آب درآید syödä mitä on tarjolla manger à la fortune du pot לְאֶכוֹל כָּל מָה שֶׁנִיתָן बिना ज्यादा जानकारी के चुन लेना, पसंद करना nešto učinjeno na sreću azt eszik, amit éppen talál rezeki nomplok láta hendingu ráða (mangiare quello che passa il convento) ありあわせの料理で食事する 닥치는 대로 고르다 pasitenkinti tuo, kas yra ņemt par labu to, kas dabūjams makan apa yg ada eten wat de pot schaft ta til takke med (det huset formår) brać co dają contentar-se com o que houver чем богаты, тем и рады prijať, čo práve je vzeti na slepo srečo prihvatiti hålla till godo med vad huset förmår อาหารที่มีอยู่โดยไม่ต้องเตรียม Allah ne verdiyse onu yemek (請)吃家常便飯 чим багаті, тим і раді; чим хата багата ماحضر کھانا có gì ăn nấy （请）吃家常便饭
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