English

Etymology 1
OE. term|pott|lang=ang.

Noun
en-noun

1. A vessel used for cooking or store|storing food.
2. poker The money wagered in poker or similar games.
3. rfv-sense poker A round in a poker game.
4. A trap for catching lobsters, crabs, or fish.
5. context|slang|uncountable marijuana, cannabis.
6. archaic An iron hat with a broad brim.

#: Quotations
#:* 1786, The pot is an iron hat with broad brims: there are many under the denomination in the Tower, said to have been taken from the French; one of them is represented in plat 7, fig. 1 and 2. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 12.

1. AU A glass of beer. Size varies regionally but is normally 10 fl oz (285 ml).
2. A potshot
3. slang A protruding belly; a paunch.
4. slang ruin|Ruin or deterioration.

#* His prospect went to pot.

1. context|sports|billiards|snooker|pool The act of causing a ball to fall into a pocket.

Translations
trans-top|a vessel
Arabic: Arab|�در (qedr) m, Arab|إ�اء|إ��اء (�in��) m, Arab|ط�جرة IPAchar|(�ánjara) f
Chinese: � (gu�)
Crimean Tatar: badiye
Dutch: t+|nl|pot|m
Finnish: t+|fi|ruukku, t+|fi|pata, t+|fi|kattila
French: t+|fr|pot|m, t+|fr|marmite|f
German: t+|de|Topf|m
Hungarian: t-|hu|edény, t+|hu|fazék
Italian: t+|it|pentola|f, t-|it|vaso|m
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Japanese: t-|ja|�|scJpan (t-|ja|��|trnabe|sc=Jpan)
Korean: t-|ko|��|trdanji|scHang, t+|ko|�|trdok|scHang
Kurdish: KUchar|�ازا�, KUchar|����ج��ڵ
Portuguese: t+|pt|pote|m
Romanian: t-|ro|oal�|f
Russian: го��ок (goršók) m
Serbian: lonac m, Å¡erpa f, kotao m
Spanish: t+|es|olla|f, t-|es|marmita|f
Swedish: t-|sv|gryta|c
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trans-top|money
Finnish: t|fi|potti
German: t|de|Einsatz|m
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trans-top|a trap
Finnish: t-|fi|merta
trans-mid
Korean: t-|ko|��|trtongbal|scHang
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ttbc|CJKV Characters: 鬷, �, �, �, �, 壺, 壶, 壷
ttbc|Telugu: ���డ (kuMDa)
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Derived terms
rel-top3|terms derived from "pot"
pot ale
pot boiler
pot holder
pot roast
pot-au-feu
potable
potash
potassium
potbelly
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potboil
potboiler
pothead
pothole
potpie
potpourri
potshot
potsherd
pottage
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potter
pottery
potty
hot pot
potted plant
two pot screamer
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Verb
en-verb|pots|potting|potted|potted

1. To put (something) into a pot.
2. To preserve by bottle|bottling or canning, e.g. potted meat
3. context|snooker|billiards|pool|etc. To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.
4. UK To send someone to gaol, expeditiously.

Translations
trans-top|to put (something) into a pot
Finnish: tölkittää
German: etwas in einen Topf werfen
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trans-top|to preserve
Finnish: tölkittää
trans-mid
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trans-top|to cause a ball to fall into a pocket
Finnish: pussittaa
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ttbc|German: etwas in einem Topf aufbewahren
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Etymology 2
Possibly a shortened form of Mexican S. term|potiguaya||marijuana leaves|langes or term|potaguaya||cannabis leaves|langes or term|potación de guaya|lang=es literally �drink of grief�, supposedly denoting a drink of wine or brandy in which marijuana buds were steeped.

Noun
en-noun

1. context|slang|uncountable The drug marijuana.

Translations
trans-top|marijuana
Dutch: wiet
Finnish: t+|fi|ruoho
German: t+|de|Gras|n, t+|de|Marihuana|n
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Hungarian: t-|hu|marihuána, t+|hu|fű
Spanish: t-|es|marihuana|f
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References
R:Webster NCD 1974
R:Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams
opt
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Basque

Noun
infl|eu|noun

1. kiss

Croatian

Noun
infl|hr|noun|g=m

1. sweat

Czech

Pronunciation
IPA|/pot/

Noun
infl|cs|noun|g=m|inanimate

1. sweat

Declension
cs-noun-decl|pot|potu|potu|pot|pote|potu|potem|poty|potů|potům|poty|poty|potech|poty

Category:cs:Bodily fluids

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|potten|potje|g=m

1. jar, pot, vase
2. pejorative|lang=nl dyke (lesbian)

Derived terms
potplant
bloempot
oppotten
verpotten

French

Etymology
From VL. pottum 'pot, jar'

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. (common, original sense) metal or baked pot, jar, vase; ften specified after its intended content which follows after à -, e.g. pot à fleurs 'flower pot'.
2. cooking pot; culinary dish prepared in one.
3. drink|Drink, alcoholic beverage.
4. #English|Pot, kitty, pool of money staked at cards.
5. ancient measure, containing two pintes
6. paper size, about 40 by 31 cm
7. (slang, vulgar) arse|Arse, bum, behind.
8. luck|Luck, good fortune.

Derived terms
potage
potager
pot-au-feu
pot-de-vin, pot-de-vinier m
potée
poterie; potier
(adopted in many languages) pot pourri
avoir du pot (or "du bol": be lucky)
découvrir le pot aux roses
en avoir plein le pot
faire son pot
pot de colle
se manier le pot
tourner autour du pot

References
R:NPLI

Romanian

Pronunciation
IPA|[pot]|lang=ro

Verb
infl|ro|verb form

1. First person singular present indicative form of l|ro|putea. I can

#: te pot vedea, prostule.
#:: I can see you, idiot.

1. First-person singular present subjunctive form of l|ro|putea.

#: am s� pot s� merg cu tine mâine dimineaţ�
#:: I'll be able to go with you tomorrow morning.

1. Third-person plural present indicative form of l|ro|putea. they can

#: calmeaz�-te, nu pot s�-îţi|ţi str�bat� gând.
#:: calm down, they can't read your mind.

See also
l|ro|poat�

Slovene

Noun
infl|sl|noun|g=mf

1. way, road

Noun
infl|sl|noun|g=m

1. sweat

Tatar

Noun
infl|tt|noun

1. archaic|lang=tt A unit of volume: 1 pot, the volume of 16 kg of water.
2. archaic|langtt A unit of weight: 1 pot 40 qadaq = 16.380 kg .

Declension
tt-latin-noun|nıñ|qa|nı|ta|tan

See also
pedialite|Obsolete Tatar units of measurement

Category:tt:Units of measure

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