Meaning & Definition of Pot in English
English⟶
Pot
/pɑt/
noun
1. Metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep
- Often has a handle and lid
synonym:
- pot
2. A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
synonym:
- toilet,
- can,
- commode,
- crapper,
- pot,
- potty,
- stool,
- throne
3. The quantity contained in a pot
synonym:
- pot,
- potful
4. A container in which plants are cultivated
synonym:
- pot,
- flowerpot
5. (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"
synonym:
- batch,
- deal,
- flock,
- good deal,
- great deal,
- hatful,
- heap,
- lot,
- mass,
- mess,
- mickle,
- mint,
- mountain,
- muckle,
- passel,
- peck,
- pile,
- plenty,
- pot,
- quite a little,
- raft,
- sight,
- slew,
- spate,
- stack,
- tidy sum,
- wad
6. The cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
synonym:
- pot,
- jackpot,
- kitty
7. Slang for a paunch
synonym:
- pot,
- potbelly,
- bay window,
- corporation,
- tummy
8. A resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal
- Used to adjust voltages in radios and tv sets
synonym:
- potentiometer,
- pot
9. Street names for marijuana
synonym:
- pot,
- grass,
- green goddess,
- dope,
- weed,
- gage,
- sess,
- sens,
- smoke,
- skunk,
- locoweed,
- Mary Jane
verb
1. Plant in a pot
- "He potted the palm"
synonym:
- pot
Examples of using
I once read a sweet poem about an empty pot... Unfortunately, I forgot it.
Fill the pot with water.
Don't touch the pot with bare hands.