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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.