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pot

(POTentiometer) See variable resistor.

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pot¹

1. the amount that a pot will hold; potful

2. a handmade piece of pottery

3. a large mug or tankard, as for beer

4. the money or stakes in the pool in gambling games, esp poker

5. a wicker trap for catching fish, esp crustaceans

6. Billiards Snooker a shot by which a ball is pocketed

7. US informal a joint fund created by a group of individuals or enterprises and drawn upon by them for specified purposes

8. Hunting See pot shot

9. See potbelly

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pot²

a. Scot and northern English dialect a deep hole or pothole

b. (capital when part of a name): Pen-y-Ghent Pot

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pot³

Slang cannabis used as a drug in any form, such as leaves (marijuana or hemp) or resin (hashish)

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pot [pät]

(electricity)

potentiometer

(civil engineering)

pothole