1 [count] a : a deep, round container that is used for cooking
▪ a soup pot ▪ He scrubbed the pots and pans. — see picture at kitchen
b : a container that is used for storing or holding something
▪ clay pots ▪ (Brit) a yogurt/paint pot ▪ He is growing tomato plants in pots. — see also chamber pot, chimney pot, coffeepot, flowerpot, lobster pot, melting pot, stockpot, teapot 2 [count] : the amount of something held by a pot — often + of ▪ She made a pot of tea. 3 [count] informal : a large amount of something — usually + of ▪ She earned a pot of money on that job. ▪ His comments have stirred up a pot of trouble. — often plural ▪ She earned pots of money. 4 the pot chiefly US a : the total amount of money that can be won in a card game and that is made up of all the bets put together : kitty
▪ He took the pot. [=he won all the money that was bet] ▪ There is over $100 in the pot.
b : the total amount of money that has been gathered from many people for some purpose : kitty
▪ A donor added $1,000 to the pot in support of the theater company. 5 [count] informal : potbelly — usually singular ▪ I'm so out of shape—look at this pot! 6 [count] informal : toilet — usually singular ▪ sat on the pot 7 [count] Brit : a shot that causes a ball to fall into a pocket in games like snooker and pool