pot

1a : a usually rounded metal or earthen container used chiefly for domestic purposes (as in cooking or for holding liquids or growing plants) also : any of various technical or industrial vessels or enclosures resembling or likened to a household pot the pot of a still

b : potful a pot of coffee

2 : an enclosed framework of wire, wood, or wicker for catching fish or lobsters

3a : a large amount (as of money)

b(1) : the total of the bets at stake at one time

(2) : one round in a poker game

c : the common fund of a group

4 : potshot

5 : potbelly

6 : ruin gone to pot

7 British : a shot in snooker in which a ball is pocketed

8 : a vessel for urination and defecation: such as

a : toilet sense 1a

b : potty

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