pot — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.) for cooking

ADJ

cooking

VERB + POT

scour

cover

I always cover the pot with a lid when I'm boiling water for pasta.

POT + VERB

brim (over) with sth

The soup pot was brimming over with vegetables and chicken broth.

bubble, steam

The water in the cooking pot steamed as we waited for the pasta to finish.

PREP

for the ~

We're raising rabbits for the pot this winter.

in/into a/the ~

The soup simmered gently in the pot for about an hour.

~ of

I bought a pot of honey at the farmer's market yesterday.

PHRASES

pots and pans

2

(noun.) for tea/coffee

ADJ

steaming | fresh | coffee, tea (also teapot)

VERB + POT

brew, make, put on

She put on a pot of coffee before checking her emails this morning.

share

fill, refill, top up

I need to fill the coffee pot before my guests arrive this morning.

empty

PREP

in a/the ~

She stirred the soup in the pot while her children waited hungrily at the table.

~ of

3

(noun.) container for storing/growing things, etc.

ADJ

VERB + POT

grow sth in, plant sth in

POT + VERB

be filled with sth, be full of sth, contain sth

The ceramic pot contained fresh herbs that we grew in our garden.

POT + NOUN

plant

PREP

in/into a/the ~

I accidentally knocked the vase into a pot while cleaning the kitchen.

~ of

She bought a pot of honey at the farmers market yesterday morning.

Definitions

noun

1

A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).

2

Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly

3

Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly

4

Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly

He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have for his own.

5

Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly

Shit or get off the pot.

“Clinton,” Gail cried from outside, “are you going to sit on the pot all day?”

verb

1

To put (something) into a pot.

to pot a plant

2

To preserve by bottling or canning.

potted meat

3

To package a circuit by encasing it in resin.

4

To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.

5

To be capable of being potted.

The black ball doesn't pot; the red is in the way.

noun

1

Marijuana.

The way we figure it, ma'am, if everybody walked around naked, smoked pot and listened to rock'n'roll, there wouldn't be any more wars!

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Synonyms

noun — street names for marijuana

noun — a container in which plants are cultivated

flowerpot

noun — a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustab

potentiometer

noun — a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

noun — slang for a paunch

noun — the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)

noun — the quantity contained in a pot

potful

noun — (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

you can't get a quart into a pint pot

You cannot fit a large object or amount in something smaller.

pot calling the kettle black

A situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares.

I think it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black when she says he is obsessive.

shit or get off the pot

Act now or state one's disinterest, make a decision, particularly in contexts where one is inconveniencing others by inaction and indecision.

We can't wait all night for you to decide whether you're going clubbing with us or going home, man – you need to shit or get off the pot.

sweeten the pot

To increase a wager.

He sweetened the pot since there were no takers in the office pool.

a watched pot never boils

A process appears to proceed more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.

Example Bank

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He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan'

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02

Shit or get off the pot.

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03

“Clinton,” Gail cried from outside, “are you going to sit on the pot all day?”

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04

to pot a plant

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05

potted meat

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06

The black ball doesn't pot; the red is in the way.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, pot is marked as archaic, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.