Definition of poot

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1. pot [ n ] metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

Used in print:

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

A pot was boiling on the coals .

Adam looked at the pot .

He dumped the pan of crumbled hardtack into the boiling pot of lobscouse .

`` Good_ole lob-scuse '' , he mumbled , and stirred the pot .

(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)

Argiento had been trained so rigorously by the Jesuits that Michelangelo was unable to change his habits : up before dawn to scrub the floors , whether they were dirty or not ; water boiling on the fire for washing laundry every_day , the pots scoured with river sand after each meal .

Synonyms pot Related Terms cooking_utensil vessel coffeepot kettle pottle Dutch_oven dixie stockpot teapot saucepot urn marmite caldron

2. pot [ n ] a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

Used in print:

(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)

You want me to drop my pot '' ?

Once he went_after Hans and dumped his pot over the banister .

Pa 'd been shit sick in that pot .

That pot put Pa in an awful good_humor whenever he thought_of it .

Synonyms pot toilet throne crapper potty stool commode can Related Terms plumbing_fixture potty_seat flushless_toilet flush_toilet bathroom toilet toilet_seat toilet_bowl defecate

3. pot [ n ] the quantity contained in a pot

Used in print:

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

The queen afterward keeps incubating and guarding her eggs like a mother hen , taking a sip from_time_to_time from the rather liquid honey in her honey pots .

Synonyms pot potful Related Terms containerful

4. pot [ n ] a container in which plants are cultivated

Used in print:

(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)

My great_grandmother , I have been told , made her garden her great pride ; she cherished rare and delicate plants like oleanders in tubs and wall-flowers and lemon verbenas in pots that had to be wintered in the cellar ; she filled the waste spots of the yard with common things like the garden_heliotrope in a corner by the woodshed , and the plantain_lilies along the west_side of the house .

Synonyms pot flowerpot Related Terms container planter

5. pot [ v ] plant in a pot
Examples: "He potted the palm"

Used in print:

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

He does n't think that potting them from a deck_chair on the south_side of the house with a quart glass of beer for sustenance is entirely sporting .

Synonyms pot Related Terms implant repot

6. pot [ n ] the cumulative stake in a game (such as poker)

Synonyms jackpot kitty pot Related Terms stake poker

7. pot [ n ] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Examples: : "a batch of letters" "a deal of trouble" "a lot of money" "he made a mint on the stock market" "it must have cost plenty"

Synonyms mass good_deal lot great_deal pile plenty heap deal flock sight mint whole_lot quite_a_little pot slew spate mickle raft mess tidy_sum whole_slew stack muckle wad peck hatful batch Related Terms large_indefinite_quantity flood jam heap

8. pot [ n ] a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets

Synonyms pot potentiometer Related Terms potential_divider

9. pot [ n ] street names for marijuana

Synonyms gage dope sens locoweed green_goddess weed pot sess skunk smoke mary_jane grass Related Terms cannabis smoke

10. pot [ n ] a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared

Synonyms marihuana ganja pot grass dope weed gage sess sens skunk Mary-Jane Cannabis_sativa marijuana Related Terms hemp acapulco_gold

11. pot [ n ] (informal) slang terms for a paunch

Synonyms potbelly bay_window corporation tummy pot Related Terms belly colloquialism

12. pot [ n ] the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

Synonyms gage dope pot grass marijuana marihuana weed Mary_Jane sess sens smoke skunk ganja cannabis Related Terms soft_drug controlled_substance dope acapulco_gold hemp joint

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