pot (n.)

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

  2. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

    [ Syn: toilet , can , commode , crapper , potty , stool , throne ]

  3. the quantity contained in a pot

    [ Syn: potful ]

  4. a container in which plants are cultivated

    [ Syn: 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

    [ Syn: batch , deal , flock , good deal , great deal , hatful , heap , lot , mass , mess , mickle , mint , mountain , muckle , passel , peck , pile , plenty , quite a little , raft , sight , slew , spate , stack , tidy sum , wad ]

  6. the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)

    [ Syn: jackpot , kitty ]

  7. slang for a paunch

    [ Syn: 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

    [ Syn: potentiometer ]

  9. street names for marijuana

    [ Syn: grass , green goddess , dope , weed , gage , sess , sens , smoke , skunk , locoweed , mary jane ]

    pot (v.)

  1. plant in a pot; He potted the palm'

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