noun
pot
pot
noun
1
A round container, usually with a handle, used for cooking or holding things such as plants.
"She put the pot of soup on the stove to simmer."
"He repotted the tomato plant into a bigger pot."
2
(slang) Marijuana.
"They got caught smoking pot in the park."
verb
1
To plant something in a pot.
"She potted the herbs on the windowsill."
2
(billiards/snooker) To hit a ball into a pocket.
"He potted the black to win the frame."
How to Use Pot
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA round cooking or plant container — or, in slang, marijuana.
Common pairings
cooking pot
flower pot
pot plant
smoke pot
Word Forms
potted past tense, potted past tense, pots plural, pots singular, pots singular
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Etymology
From Old English pott and Old French pot, both likely traced back to a Frankish word for a container, ultimately from a very old root meaning 'vessel.' The slang sense for marijuana is unrelated and probably comes from Mexican Spanish potiguaya.