pot meaning and definition

POT noun

Definition of pot (noun)

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
   • synonyms: can, commode, crapper, potty, stool, throne, toilet
3. the quantity contained in a pot
   • synonyms: potful
4. a container in which plants are cultivated
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: 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)
   • synonyms: jackpot, kitty
7. slang for a paunch
   • synonyms: bay window, corporation, potbelly, tummy
8. a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
   • synonyms: potentiometer
9. street names for marijuana
   • synonyms: dope, gage, grass, green goddess, locoweed, Mary Jane, sens, sess, skunk, smoke, weed

POT verb

Definition of pot (verb)

1. plant in a pot
   • "He potted the palm"