- 1[countable] a deep round container used for cooking things in pots and pans
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2[countable] (especially in compounds) a container of various kinds, made for a particular purpose a coffee pot a teapot Is there any more coffee in the pot? see chamber pot, flowerpot, lobster pot, melting pot, potted
- 3[countable] the amount contained in a pot They drank a pot of coffee.
- 4[countable] a bowl, etc. that is made by a potter money
- 5the pot [singular] the total amount of money that is bet in a card game
- 6the pot [singular] all the money given by a group of people in order to do something together, for example to buy food see kitty drug
- 7[uncountable] (informal) = marijuana
- 8[countable] = potshot He took a pot at the neighbour's cat with his air rifle. stomach
- 9[countable] (informal) a large stomach that sticks out; a potbelly toilet
- 10the pot [singular] (informal) a toilet see potluckIdioms
for cooking
a large prize or reward that someone hopes for but is unlikely to get
to be spoiled because people are not working hard or taking care of things
used to say that you should not criticize someone for a fault that you have yourself
used to say that when you are impatient for something to happen, time seems to pass very slowly
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