POTS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

plant in a flowerpot

plant in flowerpot

• pot individual cuttings as soon as you see new young leaves

preserve (food, especially meat or fish) in a sealed pot or jar

preserve food in sealed pot

• venison can be potted in the same way as tongue

strike (a ball) into a pocket

strike ball into pocket

• he failed to pot a red at close range

hit or kill by shooting

hit or kill by shooting

• he was shot in the eye as neighbours potted clay pigeons

make articles from earthenware or baked clay

make pottery

• why not paint or pot in the sun this winter?

sit (a young child) on a potty.

sit child on potty

encapsulate (an electrical component or circuit) in a synthetic resin or similar insulating material which sets solid.

encapsulate electrical component in synthetic resin

late Old English pott, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French pot; of unknown ultimate origin (compare with late Latin potus ‘drinking cup’). Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th century

a rounded or cylindrical container, typically of metal, used for cooking

container used for cooking

• pots and pans hung from a rack

the total sum of the bets made on a round in poker, brag, etc.

total sum of bets made

• Jim raked in half the pot

a prize in a sporting contest, especially a silver cup.

prize in sporting contest

a pot belly

pot belly

• men pat their pots proudly and talk of how they must have got through a few skinfuls

an engine cylinder.

engine cylinder

a shot in which a player strikes a ball into a pocket

striking of ball into pocket

• he put together a 36 clearance to blue which was full of difficult pots