LEARNit Dictionary

pot

noun
B1
1
B1
a deep round container used for cooking things in
دیگ, قابلمه
2
B1
a container made of glass, clay or plastic, used for storing food in
ظرف, کوزه
a pot of jam
a yoghurt pot
3
B1
a container of various kinds, made for a particular purpose
گلدان, ظرف
a coffee pot
a pencil pot
Is there any more tea in the pot?
see also chamber pot, chimney pot, flowerpot, lobster pot, melting pot, pepper pot, pint pot, plant pot, potted
4
B1
the amount contained in a pot
دیگ, قابلمه, دیگچه
They drank a pot of coffee.
I had such a craving for marmalade when I was pregnant that I ate a whole pot in one day.
5
a bowl, etc. that is made by a potter
کوزه, سفال
The newly made pots are glazed when they are completely dry.
6
the total amount of money that is bet in a card game
مبلغ شرط, پول شرط‌بندی, صندوق شرط‌بندی, کل پول بازی, بانک شرط
7
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
صندوق جمعی, پول مشترک
see also kitty, pension pot
8
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)
حشیش, علف, گُل, ماری‌جوانا, بنگ, کانابیس, گراس
pot smoking
9
a shot that somebody fires without aiming carefully
شلیک بی‌هدف, تیر بدون نشانه‌گیری, شلیک تصادفی, تیراندازی سرسری
He took a pot at the neighbour's cat with his air rifle.
10
the act of hitting a ball into one of the pockets around the edge of the table
زدن توپ به سوراخ, به جیب انداختن توپ, جیب کردن توپ
11
a pot belly(= a large stomach that sticks out)
شکم برآمده, شکم گنده
verb
1
to put a plant into a flowerpot filled with soil
کاشت در گلدان, گلدان گذاشتن, گلدان کاشتن, کاشتن در گلدان, داخل گلدان کاشتن, در گلدان قرار دادن
2
to hit a ball into one of the pockets (= holes at the corners and edges of the table)
داخل انداختن توپ
He potted the black to take a 7–3 lead.
synonym pocket
3
to kill an animal or a bird by shooting it
کشتن با تفنگ