| • | 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. |
| • | An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug. |
| • | The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of ale. |
| • | A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney; a chimney pot. |
| • | A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot. |
| • | A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc. |
| • | A perforated cask for draining sugar. |
| • | A size of paper. See Pott. |
| • | To place or inclose in pots |
| • | To preserve seasoned in pots. |
| • | To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or bulbs. |
| • | 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. |
| • | To pocket. |
| • | To tipple; to drink. |
