Meaning & use
pot
A round container, typically made of metal or clay, used for cooking, storing, or growing plants.
See it in a sentence
She stirred the soup in a large pot on the stove.
He replanted the wilting fern in a bigger clay pot.
A note on using this word
Pot is informal slang for marijuana in some varieties of English; context usually makes the intended meaning clear.
Words with a similar meaning
panvessel
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Another way to use it
2. noun
An informal term for marijuana.
The documentary examined changing laws around the sale of pot in several states.
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