Definition of: pot

(pot) noun
1. A round earthen, metal, or glass vessel for culinary and other domestic purposes.
2. A metal drinking cup; mug.
3. The contents of a pot; hence, liquor; drink.
4. The amount of stakes wagered or played for; the pool, as in poker.
5. Colloq. A large sum of money.
6. A chimney pot.
7. Scot. A deep pit.
8. In fishing, the circular part of a net; also, a basketlike trap for catching lobsters, eels, fish, etc.
9. Colloq. A pot shot.
10. Slang A potbelly.
11. Slang Marihuana.
—v. pot·ted, pot·ting v.t.
1. To put into a pot.
2. To preserve, as meat, in pots or jars.
3. To cook in a pot; stew.
4. To shoot (game) for food rather than for sport.
5. To shoot with a pot shot.
6. Colloq. To secure, capture, or win; bag.
—v.i.
7. To take a pot shot. [OE pott]