Pot — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun verb abbreviation /ˈpät/

Meaning & Definition of Pot

Pot (noun)

  1. 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
  2. potful
  3. an enclosed framework of wire, wood, or wicker for catching fish or lobsters
  4. marijuana

Pot (verb)

  1. to place in a pot
  2. to pack or preserve (something, such as cooked and chopped meat) in a sealed pot, jar, or can often with aspic
  3. to shoot with a potshot

Pot (abbreviation)

  1. potential
  2. potentiometer

Pot (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. the total of the bets at stake at one time

    "everyone got a bit nervous when the pot grew to more than a hundred dollars"

    similar: jack, jackpot, pool
    related: fund, kitty, bet, stake, wager

  2. a considerable amount

    "made a pot of money in the real estate market"

    similar: abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, lashings (chiefly British), loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sheaf, shipload, sight, slew, spate, stack, store, ton, truckload, volume, wad, wealth, yard, all kinds (of), quite a bit
    related: epidemic, plague, rash, bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, plethora, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, deluge, flood, overflow, army, bevy, cram, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mob, multitude, press, score, sea, swarm, throng, gazillion, jillion, kazillion, million, thousands, trillion, zillion
    opposite: ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen, speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste, touch, trace
    near: atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain, granule, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, mote, nubbin, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit, smatter, smattering, dash, drop, morsel, shot, piece, portion, section, absence, dearth, famine, lack, paucity, poverty, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply, want, deficiency, deficit, inadequacy, insufficiency, meagerness, scantiness, scantness, skimpiness

  3. an enlarged or bulging abdomen

    "vowed that he would never get a pot, that telltale sign of middle age"

    similar: bay window, beer belly, belly, corporation, gut, paunch, potbelly
    related: breadbasket (slang), stomach, tummy, chubbiness, corpulence, fat, fatness, fleshiness, obesity, overweight, paunchiness, plumpness, portliness, pudginess, chunkiness, heaviness, stoutness

Pot (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. as in plant, put in

    similar: drill, plant, put in, seed, sow, replant, transplant, broadcast, scatter, overseed, reseed, bed
    opposite: gather, harvest, reap

Related Entry: Go to pot (phrase)

Go to pot is a different word from Pot. The synonyms below are for go to pot, not for pot.

  1. to become worse or of less value

    "The house went to pot quickly after the owners moved out."

    similar: atrophy, crumble, decay, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, devolve, ebb, regress, retrograde, rot, sink, worsen, go to seed
    related: abate, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, recede, wane, break down, corrupt, decompose, degrade, dilapidate, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, sour, spoil, lessen, lower, reduce, debilitate, undermine, droop, fail, fall, flag, lag, languish, run down, sag, slip, waste (away), weaken, wilt
    opposite: ameliorate, improve, meliorate
    near: better, upgrade, enhance, enrich, fortify, heighten, intensify, strengthen, advance, develop, march, proceed, progress

Related Entry: Watering pot (noun)

Watering pot is a different word from Pot. The synonyms below are for watering pot, not for pot.

  1. as in watering can

    similar: watering can, kettle, teakettle, beaker, cruse, vessel, bottle, canteen, cup, fiasco, flask, jorum, mug, stein, stoup, tankard, bucket, pail, pot, carafe, decanter, ewer, flagon, jug, pitcher

Related Entry: Gone to pot (phrase)

Gone to pot is a different word from Pot. The synonyms below are for gone to pot, not for pot.

  1. to become worse or of less value

    "The house went to pot quickly after the owners moved out."

    similar: atrophied, crumbled, decayed, declined, degenerated, descended, deteriorated, devolved, ebbed, regressed, retrograded, rotted, sunk, worsened, gone to seed
    related: abated, de-escalated, diminished, downsized, dwindled, receded, waned, broken down, corrupted, decomposed, degraded, dilapidated, disintegrated, moldered, putrefied, soured, spoiled, lessened, lowered, reduced, debilitated, undermined, drooped, failed, fallen, flagged, lagged, languished, run down, sagged, slipped, wasted (away), weakened, wilted
    opposite: ameliorated, improved, meliorated
    near: bettered, upgraded, enhanced, enriched, fortified, heightened, intensified, strengthened, advanced, developed, marched, proceeded, progressed

Related Entry: Went to pot (phrase)

Went to pot is a different word from Pot. The synonyms below are for went to pot, not for pot.

  1. to become worse or of less value

    "The house went to pot quickly after the owners moved out."

    similar: atrophied, crumbled, decayed, declined, degenerated, descended, deteriorated, devolved, ebbed, regressed, retrograded, rotted, sank, worsened, went to seed
    related: abated, de-escalated, diminished, downsized, dwindled, receded, waned, broke down, corrupted, decomposed, degraded, dilapidated, disintegrated, moldered, putrefied, soured, spoiled, lessened, lowered, reduced, debilitated, undermined, drooped, failed, fell, flagged, lagged, languished, ran down, sagged, slipped, wasted (away), weakened, wilted
    opposite: ameliorated, improved, meliorated
    near: bettered, upgraded, enhanced, enriched, fortified, heightened, intensified, strengthened, advanced, developed, marched, proceeded, progressed

Related Entry: Goes to pot (phrase)

Goes to pot is a different word from Pot. The synonyms below are for goes to pot, not for pot.

  1. to become worse or of less value

    "The house went to pot quickly after the owners moved out."

    similar: atrophies, crumbles, decays, declines, degenerates, descends, deteriorates, devolves, ebbs, regresses, retrogrades, rots, sinks, worsens, goes to seed
    related: abates, de-escalates, diminishes, downsizes, dwindles, recedes, wanes, breaks down, corrupts, decomposes, degrades, dilapidates, disintegrates, molders, putrefies, sours, spoils, lessens, lowers, reduces, debilitates, undermines, droops, fails, falls, flags, lags, languishes, runs down, sags, slips, wastes (away), weakens, wilts
    opposite: ameliorates, improves, meliorates
    near: betters, upgrades, enhances, enriches, fortifies, heightens, intensifies, strengthens, advances, develops, marches, proceeds, progresses

Related Entry: Going to pot (phrase)

Going to pot is a different word from Pot. The synonyms below are for going to pot, not for pot.

  1. to become worse or of less value

    "The house went to pot quickly after the owners moved out."

    similar: atrophying, crumbling, decaying, declining, degenerating, descending, deteriorating, devolving, ebbing, regressing, retrograding, rotting, sinking, worsening, going to seed
    related: abating, de-escalating, diminishing, downsizing, dwindling, receding, waning, breaking down, corrupting, decomposing, degrading, dilapidating, disintegrating, moldering, putrefying, souring, spoiling, lessening, lowering, reducing, debilitating, undermining, drooping, failing, falling, flagging, lagging, languishing, running down, sagging, slipping, wasting (away), weakening, wilting
    opposite: ameliorating, improving, meliorating
    near: bettering, upgrading, enhancing, enriching, fortifying, heightening, intensifying, strengthening, advancing, developing, marching, proceeding, progressing

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Pot

The most common words with a similar meaning to Pot:

Chiefly British: lashings
jack, jackpot, pool, abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, potful, profusion, quantity

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Pot

Words with the opposite meaning of Pot:

ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen, speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste

Related Words for Pot

fund, kitty, bet, stake, wager, epidemic, plague, rash, bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, plethora, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, deluge, flood, overflow, army, bevy, cram, crowd, crush

Near Antonyms of Pot

atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain, granule, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, mote, nubbin, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit, smatter, smattering, dash, drop, morsel, shot, piece, portion, section

Word Forms of Pot

Inflections: potted, potting

Origin & Etymology of Pot

Middle English, from Old English pott; akin to Middle Low German pot pot

First known use: before 12th century

Vocabulary Lists & Topics for Pot

Words & Phrases Containing Pot

pot ale, pot-au-feu, pot-bound, pot cheese, pot hat, pot holder

Frequently Asked Questions about Pot

What does "Pot" mean?

"Pot" means 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. As an a noun, a verb and an abbreviation, it is defined as: 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. It has 4 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Pot"?

Other words for "Pot" include jack, jackpot, pool, abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload and bucket. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Pot" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Pot"?

There are 145 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Pot". Common alternatives include jack, jackpot, pool, abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch and bundle.

What is the opposite of "Pot"?

Antonyms of "Pot" include ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful and hint. Near antonyms include atom, crumb, dot and fleck.

How do you use "Pot" in a sentence?

Examples of "Pot" in a sentence: "everyone got a bit nervous when the pot grew to more than a hundred dollars"; "made a pot of money in the real estate market"; "vowed that he would never get a pot, that telltale sign of middle age".

Is "Pot" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Pot" can be used as a noun, a verb and an abbreviation, depending on the context.

Is "Pot" useful for IELTS, TOEFL, and other English exams?

As an A2-level word, "Pot" is typical of Cambridge A2 Key (KET), PTE Academic 30–42, TOEIC Listening & Reading 225+.

How do you pronounce "Pot"?

"Pot" is pronounced /ˈpät/.