Pot Synonyms & Definitions

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• PotDefinition & Meaning in English

() Alt. of race
(v. i.) To take a pot shot or shots, as at game or an enemy.
(n.) The total of the bets at one time; the pool.
(v. t.) To secure; gain; win; bag.
(n.) The total of the bets at stake at one time, as in racing or card playing; the pool;
(n.) A plain defensive headpiece; later, and perhaps in a jocose sense, any helmet; -- called also pot helmet.
(n.) a horse heavily backed; a favorite.
(v. t.) To shoot for the pot, i.e., cooking; to secure or hit by a pot shot; to shoot when no special skill is needed.
(n.) A size of paper. See Pott.
(v. t.) To pocket.
(n.) A perforated cask for draining sugar.
(v. t.) To place or inclose in pots
(n.) A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney; a chimney pot.
(n.) The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of ale.
(v. t.) To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or bulbs.
(v. t.) To preserve seasoned in pots.
(n.) A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a flower pot; a bean pot.
(n.) A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc.
(n.) A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.
(v. t.) 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.
(n.) An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug.
(v. i.) To tipple; to drink.

• Pot leadDefinition & Meaning in English

() Graphite, or black lead, often used on the bottoms of racing vessels to diminish friction.

• Pot-au-feuDefinition & Meaning in English

(n.) A dish of broth, meat, and vegetables prepared by boiling in a pot, -- a dish esp. common among the French.