pot

¹pot

noun \ˈpät\

Definition of POT

1

a : a usually rounded metal or earthen container used chiefly for domestic purposes (as in cooking or for holding liquids or growing plants); also : any of various technical or industrial vessels or enclosures resembling or likened to a household pot <the pot of a still> b : potful <a pot of coffee>

2

: an enclosed framework of wire, wood, or wicker for catching fish or lobsters

3

a : a large amount (as of money) b (1) : the total of the bets at stake at one time (2) : one round in a poker game c : the common fund of a group

4

: potshot

5

: potbelly

6

: ruin <gone to pot>

7

British : a shot in snooker in which a ball is pocketed

8

: a vessel for urination and defecation: as a : toilet 3b b : potty

Origin of POT

Middle English, from Old English pott; akin to Middle Low German pot pot

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with POT

aught, baht, blot, bot, clot, cot, dot, ghat, grot, hot, jot, khat, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, motte, naught, not, plot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, tot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht