po

[ poh ]

noun,plural pos.Australia and New Zealand.

a chamber pot.

Origin of po

1875–80; probably <French pot (de chambre) chamber pot

Words Nearby po

Other definitions for Po (2 of 6)

Po¹

[ poh ]

noun

a river in Italy, flowing E from the Alps in the NW to the Adriatic. 418 miles (669 km) long.

Ancient Padus .

Other definitions for Po (3 of 6)

Po²

Symbol, Chemistry.

polonium.

Other definitions for PO (4 of 6)

abbreviation

post office. : Also P.O.
Baseball. putout; putouts.

Other definitions for p.o. (5 of 6)

p.o.

abbreviation

(in prescriptions) by mouth.

Origin of p.o.

⁵

From Latin per ōs

Other definitions for P.O. (6 of 6)

P.O.

abbreviation

post office. : Also PO
parole officer.

petty officer.
Chiefly British. postal (money) order.

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How to use po in a sentence

Asked if he knew the names of the newborn quadruplets, Merritt recalled two: gi—a karate outfit—and po—a chamber pot.
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It was completely wrong because it was all about family values and he was so po-faced and serious.
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The Wen Wei po article contains a nugget that tells us why Beijing wanted to get back at the regime in Pyongyang.
North Korea's Monstrous Murder Methods | Gordon G. Chang | January 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
What is intriguing with this dog-bites-man story, however, is that it started with Wen Wei po.
North Korea's Monstrous Murder Methods | Gordon G. Chang | January 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The po-boy traces its roots back to the New Orleans streetcar labor union strike in 1929.
New Orleans Celebrates Its Favorite Sandwich at the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival | Tyler Gillespie | November 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

Here were the sources (in part) of the po and of the Rhine, but I was rather in haste to bid the former good-bye.
Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
To be able to repeat great po-ems at will, is to have a treasure you can allus carry with you while your voice lasts.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd
For instance, 218 were deported to the fever-stricken colony of Fernando po, and only 94 of them came out alive.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
As soon as he was finally liberated, po called a meeting of his fellow-prisoners.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
Up came po and some eight other chiefs, squatted in a big circle around the old dining-room floor, now the smoking-room.
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British Dictionary definitions for po (1 of 4)

/ (pəʊ) /

nounplural pos

British an informal word for chamber pot

Origin of po

C19: from pot 1

British Dictionary definitions for Po (2 of 4)

Po¹

the chemical symbol for

polonium

British Dictionary definitions for Po (3 of 4)

Po²

/ (pəʊ) /

noun

a river in N Italy, rising in the Cottian Alps and flowing northeast to Turin, then east to the Adriatic: the longest river in Italy. Length: 652 km (405 miles): Latin name: Padus

British Dictionary definitions for PO (4 of 4)

abbreviation for

Post Office
Personnel Officer

petty officer
Pilot Officer
Also: p.o. postal order

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