Pot | Mean of pot in English Dictionary

/ˈpɑːt/

• Noun
• a deep, round container that is used for cooking
1. a soup pot
2. He scrubbed the pots and pans.
• a container that is used for storing or holding something
1. clay pots
2. (Brit) a yogurt/paint pot
3. He is growing tomato plants in pots.
• the amount of something held by a pot
1. She made a pot of tea.

• a large amount of something
1. She earned a pot of money on that job.
2. His comments have stirred up a pot of trouble.
3. She earned pots of money.
• the total amount of money that can be won in a card game and that is made up of all the bets put together
1. He took the pot. [=he won all the money that was bet]
2. There is over $100 in the pot.
• the total amount of money that has been gathered from many people for some purpose
1. A donor added $1,000 to the pot in support of the theater company.
• a shot that causes a ball to fall into a pocket in games like snooker and pool
• to be ruined
1. Their business is going to pot.
• Verb
• to plant (something) in a pot
1. She spent the afternoon potting tulip bulbs.
• to shoot (a ball) into a pocket in games like snooker and pool
1. He potted [=pocketed, sank] the winning shot.
• to shoot and kill (an animal)
1. She potted a bird.