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[pɒt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a rounded or cylindrical container, typically of metal, used for cooking
(e.g: pots and pans hung from a rack)
- the total sum of the bets made on a round in poker, brag, etc.
(e.g: Jim raked in half the pot)
- a prize in a sporting contest, especially a silver cup
- a pot belly
(e.g: men pat their pots proudly and talk of how they must have got through a few skinfuls)
- an engine cylinder
- a shot in which a player strikes a ball into a pocket
(e.g: he put together a 36 clearance to blue which was full of difficult pots)
Phrases:
- a watched pot never boils
- for the pot
- go to pot
- pots of money
- shit or get off the pot
- the pot calling the kettle black
Origin
:
late Old English pott, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French pot; of unknown ultimate origin (compare with late Latin potus ‘drinking cup’). Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th century
[pɒt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- plant in a flowerpot
(e.g: pot individual cuttings as soon as you see new young leaves)
- preserve (food, especially meat or fish) in a sealed pot or jar
(e.g: venison can be potted in the same way as tongue)
- strike (a ball) into a pocket
(e.g: he failed to pot a red at close range)
- hit or kill by shooting
(e.g: he was shot in the eye as neighbours potted clay pigeons)
- make articles from earthenware or baked clay
(e.g: why not paint or pot in the sun this winter?)
- sit (a young child) on a potty
- encapsulate (an electrical component or circuit) in a synthetic resin or similar insulating material which sets solid
Phrases:
- a watched pot never boils
- for the pot
- go to pot
- pots of money
- shit or get off the pot
- the pot calling the kettle black
Origin
:
late Old English pott, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French pot; of unknown ultimate origin (compare with late Latin potus ‘drinking cup’). Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th century
[pɒt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- cannabis
(e.g: we smoked pot at football games)
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Origin
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1930s: probably from Mexican Spanish potiguaya ‘cannabis leaves’
[pɒt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a shot aimed at someone or something; a potshot
(e.g: my friends had a pot at the occasional rabbit)
- (chiefly in rugby) an attempt to score a goal with a kick
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Origin
:
late 19th century: abbreviation of potshot
[pɒt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- score (a goal)
(e.g: the English Lion potted two penalties of his own)
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Origin
:
late 19th century: abbreviation of potshot
[pɒt], (Noun)
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