Pot



  • lobster pot
    - ទ្រុងបង្កងសមុទ្រ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney; a chimney pot.
2.
A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a flower pot; a bean pot.
3.
An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug.
4.
The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of ale.
5.
A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.
6.
A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc.
7.
A perforated cask for draining sugar.
8.
A size of paper.
9.
The total of the bets at stake at one time, as in racing or card playing; the pool;
10.
A horse heavily backed; a favorite.
11.
A plain defensive headpiece; later, and perhaps in a jocose sense, any helmet; -- called also pot helmet.
12.
The total of the bets at one time; the pool.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To place or inclose in pots
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To preserve seasoned in pots.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or bulbs.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) To drain; as, to pot sugar, by taking it from the cooler, and placing it in hogsheads, etc., having perforated heads, through which the molasses drains off.
5.
(TRANSITIVE) To secure; gain; win; bag.
6.
(TRANSITIVE) To shoot for the pot, i.e., cooking; to secure or hit by a pot shot; to shoot when no special skill is needed.
7.
(INTRANSITIVE) To take a pot shot or shots, as at game or an enemy.
1.
To tipple, to drink
2.
To pocket