pot
noun
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.
have potted
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present perfectof pot.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Ef it was that sneak Larrabee, and he fired them shots to lure me out, he might have potted me, without a show, a dozen times in the last five minutes."
From Stories in Light and Shadow by Bret Harte
Let me produce the authentic record of Owd Ben, and I have no doubt but that the Lord Chief Justice himself would have potted his representative.
From The Postmaster's Daughter by Louis Tracy
"I could have potted him several times," replied Cameron, "but did not wish to push matters to extremes."
From The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail by Ralph Connor
“Yes, I suppose you’d have potted me, Dorl,” said the ex-sergeant.
From Northern Lights by Gilbert Parker
And don’t forget to have potted plants and palms, and so forth, galore.
From The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces by John Kendrick Bangs
