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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“Yes, I suppose you’d have potted me, Dorl,” said the ex-sergeant.
From Northern Lights by Gilbert Parker
"Why, my dear mother, if you'd been a Boer woman you'd have potted at us from behind a haystack with the best of them."
From The Hero by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
And but for the accursed luck that brought those French Spads upon us at the wrong time, my Circus would have potted half of them.”
From Aces Up by Covington Clarke
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
