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pot
1[ pot ]
/ pɒt /
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noun
verb (used with object), pot·ted, pot·ting.
verb (used without object), pot·ted, pot·ting.
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Idioms about pot
Origin of pot
1First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English pott; cognate with Dutch, Low German pot, Old Icelandic pottr, Swedish pott, potta, Danish pot, potte; further origin uncertain
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Other definitions for pot (2 of 4)
Origin of pot
2An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; said to be a shortening of Mexican Spanish potiguaya or potaguaya, apparently contraction of potación de guaya wine or brandy in which marijuana buds have been steeped (literally, “drink of grief”)
Other definitions for pot (3 of 4)
Origin of pot
3First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English potte, perhaps identical with pot1
Other definitions for pot (4 of 4)
pot.
abbreviation Electricity.
potential.
potentiometer.
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British Dictionary definitions for pot (1 of 4)
pot1
/ (pɒt) /
noun
verb pots, potting or potted (mainly tr)
See also pot on
Word Origin for pot
Late Old English pott, from Medieval Latin pottus (unattested), perhaps from Latin pōtus a drink; compare Middle Low German pot, Old Norse pottr
British Dictionary definitions for pot (2 of 4)
pot2
/ (pɒt) /
noun
- Scot and Northern English dialect a deep hole or pothole
- (capital when part of a name)Pen-y-Ghent Pot
Word Origin for pot
C14: perhaps identical with pot 1 but possibly of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect putt water hole, pit
British Dictionary definitions for pot (3 of 4)
pot3
/ (pɒt) /
noun
slang cannabis used as a drug in any form, such as leaves (marijuana or hemp) or resin (hashish)
Word Origin for pot
C20: perhaps shortened from Mexican Indian potiguaya
British Dictionary definitions for pot (4 of 4)
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