pot: signification et définitions

Any of various usually domestic containers made of pottery, metal, or glass, as:

A round, fairly deep cooking vessel with a handle and often a lid.

A short round container for storing or serving food: a jam pot; a mustard pot.

A coffeepot.

A teapot.

Such a container and its contents: a pot of stew; brewed a pot of coffee.

A potful.

A large drinking cup; a tankard.

A drink of liquor contained in such a cup.

An artistic or decorative ceramic vessel of any shape.

A flowerpot.

Something, such as a chimney pot or chamber pot, that resembles a round cooking vessel in appearance or function.

A trap for eels, other fish, or crustaceans, typically consisting of a wicker or wire basket or cage.

Games The total amount staked by all the players in one hand at cards. See Synonyms at bet.

Games The area on a card table where stakes are placed.

Games A shot in billiards or related games intended to send a ball into a pocket.

Informal A common fund to which members of a group contribute.

Informal A large amount. Often used in the plural: made pots of money on their investment.

Informal A potshot.

Informal A potbelly.

Informal A potty or toilet.

See potentiometer.

To place or plant in a pot: pot a geranium.

To preserve (food) in a pot.

To cook in a pot.