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pot⋅ted

[pot-id]
–adjective
1. placed or enclosed in a pot.
2. transplanted into or grown in a pot.
3. preserved or cooked in a pot: potted beef.
4. Slang. drunk.
5. British Slang. (of the treatment of a subject) shallow; superficial.

Origin:
1640–50; 1920–25 for def. 4; pot 1 + -ed 2

pot

1[pot] noun, verb, pot⋅ted, pot⋅ting.
–noun
1. a container of earthenware, metal, etc., usually round and deep and having a handle or handles and often a lid, used for cooking, serving, and other purposes.
2. such a container with its contents: a pot of stew.
3. the amount contained in or held by a pot; potful.
4. a flowerpot.
5. a container of liquor or other drink: a pot of ale.
6. liquor or other drink.
7. a cagelike vessel for trapping fish, lobsters, eels, etc., typically made of wood, wicker, or wire. Compare lobster pot.
8. a chamber pot.
9. Metallurgy.
a. a vessel for melting metal; melting pot.
b. an electrolytic cell for reducing certain metals, as aluminum, from fused salts.
10. British.
a. chimney pot.
b. Dialect. a basket or box used for carrying provisions or the like; a pannier.
11. Slang. a large sum of money.
12. all the money bet at a single time; pool.
13. British Slang. (in horse racing) the favorite.
14. potshot.
15. a liquid measure, usually equal to a pint or quart.
16. Armor.
a. an open, broad-brimmed helmet of the 17th century.
b. any open helmet.
17. Slang. a potbelly.
–verb (used with object)
18. to put into a pot.
19. to preserve (food) in a pot.
20. to cook in a pot.
21. to transplant into a pot: We must pot the petunias.
22. Hunting.
a. to shoot (game birds) on the ground or water, or (game animals) at rest, instead of in flight or running: He can't even pot a sitting duck.
b. to shoot for food, not for sport.
23. Informal. to capture, secure, or win.
–verb (used without object)
24. Informal. to take a potshot; shoot.
25. go to pot, to become ruined; deteriorate: With no one to care for it, the lovely old garden went to pot.
26. sweeten the pot. sweeten (def. 8).

Origin:
1150–1200; ME pott (see potter 1 ); c. D, LG pot (perh. > F pot)


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pot 1   (pŏt)   
n.  
  1. Any of various usually domestic containers made of pottery, metal, or glass, as:

    1. A round, fairly deep cooking vessel with a handle and often a lid.

    2. A short round container for storing or serving food: a jam pot; a mustard pot.

    3. A coffeepot.

    4. A teapot.

    5. Such a container and its contents: a pot of stew; brewed a pot of coffee.

    6. A potful.

    7. A large drinking cup; a tankard.

    8. A drink of liquor contained in such a cup.

    9. The total amount staked by all the players in one hand at cards. See Synonyms at bet.

    10. The area on a card table where stakes are placed.

    11. A shot in billiards or related games intended to send a ball into a pocket.

    1. Such a container and its contents: a pot of stew; brewed a pot of coffee.

    2. A potful.

    3. A large drinking cup; a tankard.

    4. A drink of liquor contained in such a cup.

    5. The total amount staked by all the players in one hand at cards. See Synonyms at bet.

    6. The area on a card table where stakes are placed.

    7. A shot in billiards or related games intended to send a ball into a pocket.

    1. A large drinking cup; a tankard.

    2. A drink of liquor contained in such a cup.

    3. The total amount staked by all the players in one hand at cards. See Synonyms at bet.

    4. The area on a card table where stakes are placed.

    5. A shot in billiards or related games intended to send a ball into a pocket.

  2. An artistic or decorative ceramic vessel of any shape.

  3. A flowerpot.

  4. Something, such as a chimney pot or chamber pot, that resembles a round cooking vessel in appearance or function.

  5. A trap for eels, other fish, or crustaceans, typically consisting of a wicker or wire basket or cage.

  6. Games

    1. The total amount staked by all the players in one hand at cards. See Synonyms at bet.

    2. The area on a card table where stakes are placed.

    3. A shot in billiards or related games intended to send a ball into a pocket.

  7. Informal A common fund to which members of a group contribute.

  8. Informal A large amount. Often used in the plural: made pots of money on their investment.

  9. Informal A potshot.

  10. Informal A potbelly.

  11. Informal A potty or toilet.

  12. See potentiometer.

v.   pot·ted, pot·ting, pots

v.   tr.
  1. To place or plant in a pot: pot a geranium.

  2. To preserve (food) in a pot.

  3. To cook in a pot.

  4. To shoot (game) for food rather than for sport.

  5. Informal To shoot with a potshot.

  6. Informal To win or capture; bag.

  7. Games To hit (a ball) into a pocket.

v.   intr.
  1. Informal To take a potshot.

  2. To make or shape objects from clay, as on a potter's wheel.


[Middle English, from Old English pott, from Vulgar Latin *pottus.]
pot·ted   (pŏt'ĭd)   
adj.  
    1. Placed in a pot.

    2. Grown in a pot: many potted plants in the study.

    3. Intoxicated; drunk.

    4. Under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug.

  1. Preserved in a pot, can, or jar.

  2. Slang

    1. Intoxicated; drunk.

    2. Under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug.

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Financial Dictionary

pot

The securities from a new issue that are returned to the lead underwriter by syndicate members for sale to institutional investors. See also pot is clean.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2pot
Function: noun
: MARIJUANA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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