{ "term": "pot", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "image": "data/images/co/cooking.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a deep round container used for cooking things in", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "**pots and pans**" }, { "text": "You'll need a large **cooking pot** with a tight-fitting lid." }, { "text": "Cook gently in a covered pot for 3–4 hours." }, { "text": "He could hear the pot bubbling on the stove." }, { "text": "Put all the ingredients in a large pot." } ], "topics": ["Cooking and eating"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["cooking"], "verb + pot": ["cover", "stir"], "pot + verb": ["boil", "bubble"], "pot + noun": ["pie", "roast"], "preposition": ["for the pot", "in a/​the pot", "into a/​the pot"], "phrases": ["pots and pans"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a container made of glass, clay or plastic, used for storing food in", "labels": "(especially British English)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a pot of jam" }, { "text": "a yoghurt pot" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["ceramic", "clay", "earthenware"], "verb + pot": ["grow something in", "plant something in", "fill"], "pot + verb": [ "be filled with something", "be full of something", "contain something" ], "pot + noun": ["plant"], "preposition": ["in a/​the pot", "into a/​the pot", "pot of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a container of various kinds, made for a particular purpose", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a coffee pot" }, { "text": "a pencil pot" }, { "text": "Is there any more tea in the pot?" }, { "text": "Plants in pots require more water than you might think." }, { "text": "She filled the pot with boiling water." }, { "text": "a clay pot full of oil" } ], "topics": ["Gardens"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["ceramic", "clay", "earthenware"], "verb + pot": ["grow something in", "plant something in", "fill"], "pot + verb": [ "be filled with something", "be full of something", "contain something" ], "pot + noun": ["plant"], "preposition": ["in a/​the pot", "into a/​the pot", "pot of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the amount contained in a pot", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "They drank a pot of coffee." }, { "text": "I had such a craving for marmalade when I was pregnant that I ate a whole pot in one day." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["steaming", "fresh", "coffee"], "verb + pot": ["brew", "make", "put on"], "preposition": ["in a/​the pot", "pot of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a bowl, etc. that is made by a potter", "examples": [ { "text": "The newly made pots are glazed when they are completely dry." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "the total amount of money that is bet in a card game", "labels": "(especially North American English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "all the money given by a group of people in order to do something together, for example to buy food, or available for a particular purpose", "labels": "(especially North American English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "cannabis (= a drug (illegal in many countries) made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, which gives the person smoking it a feeling of being relaxed)", "labels": "(informal)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "pot smoking" } ], "topics": ["Social issues"] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "a shot that somebody fires without aiming carefully", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He took a pot at the neighbour's cat with his air rifle." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "the act of hitting a ball into one of the pockets around the edge of the table", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [], "topics": ["Sports: other sports"] }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "a pot belly (= a large stomach that sticks out)", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a large prize or reward that somebody hopes for but is unlikely to get", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to become much less good because people are not working hard or taking care of things", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I've lived here for years but the place has gone to pot recently" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "likely to change; in the process of changing", "labels": "(especially British English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you should not criticize somebody for a fault that you have yourself", "labels": "(saying, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "when you take pot luck, you choose something or go somewhere without knowing very much about it, but hope that it will be good, pleasant, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "It's pot luck whether you get good advice or not." }, { "text": "You're welcome to stay to supper, but you'll have to take pot luck *(= eat whatever is available)*." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a very large amount of money", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to put something into a space that is too small for it", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "Writing a history of the world in a single volume is like putting a quart into a pint pot." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that when you are impatient for something to happen, time seems to pass very slowly", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/pɒt/", "audio": "po/pot/pot__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/pɑːt/", "audio": "po/pot/pot__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "noun senses 1 to 7 and noun senses 10 to 11 late Old English pott, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French pot; of unknown ultimate origin (compare with late Latin potus ‘drinking cup’). noun sense 8 1930s: probably from Mexican Spanish potiguaya ‘cannabis leaves’. noun sense 9 1950s: abbreviation of potshot." }