Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pot \Pot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Potted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Potting}.]
To place or inclose in pots; as:
(a) To preserve seasoned in pots. ``Potted fowl and fish.''
--Dryden.
(b) To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or bulbs.
(c) To drain; as, to pot sugar, by taking it from the cooler,
and placing it in hogsheads, etc., having perforated
heads, through which the molasses drains off. --B.
Edwards.
(d) (Billiards) To pocket.
Source : WordNet®
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"; "it must
have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good
deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess},
{mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {quite
a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy
sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
6: the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
[syn: {jackpot}, {kitty}]
7: slang terms 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}]
[also: {potting}, {potted}]
potted
adj 1: of plants; planted or grown in a pot; "potted geraniums"
[ant: {unpotted}]
2: preserved in a pot or can or jar; "potted meat"; "potted
shrimp"
3: (British informal) summarized or abridged; "a potted version
of a novel"
pot
v : plant in a pot; "He potted the palm"
[also: {potting}, {potted}]
potted
See {pot}