(1):
(v. t.) To secure; gain; win; bag.
(2):
(v. i.) To take a pot shot or shots, as at game or an enemy.
(3):
(n.) The total of the bets at stake at one time, as in racing or card playing; the pool;
(4):
(n.) A plain defensive headpiece; later, and perhaps in a jocose sense, any helmet; - called also pot helmet.
(5):
(n.) The total of the bets at one time; the pool.
(6):
(v. t.) 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):
(n.) a horse heavily backed; a favorite.
(8):
(n.) 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.
(9):
(v. t.) To place or inclose in pots
(10):
(v. i.) To tipple; to drink.
(11):
(v. t.) To pocket.
(12):
(v. t.) 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.
(13):
(v. t.) To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or bulbs.
(14):
(v. t.) To preserve seasoned in pots.
(15):
(n.) An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug.
(16):
(n.) A size of paper. See Pott.
(17):
(n.) A perforated cask for draining sugar.
(18):
(n.) A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc.
(19):
(n.) A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.
(20):
(n.) A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney; a chimney pot.
(21):
(n.) The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of ale.