pot

noun

1 for cooking

ADJECTIVE

▪ cooking

VERB + POT

▪ cover

▪

Cook gently in a covered pot for 3–4 hours.

▪ stir

POT + VERB

▪ boil, bubble

▪

He could hear the pot bubbling on the stove.

POT + NOUN

▪ pie (AmE)

▪ roast

PREPOSITION

▪ for the pot (esp. BrE)

▪

Local people kill these animals for the pot (= to eat).

▪ in a/the pot, into a/the pot

▪

Put all the ingredients in a large pot.

▪ pot of

▪

a pot of soup

PHRASES

▪ pots and pans

▪

I sat in the kitchen, among the dirty pots and pans.

2 for tea/coffee

ADJECTIVE

▪ steaming

▪ fresh

▪ coffee, tea (usually teapot)

VERB + POT

▪ brew, make, put on

▪

I'll make a fresh pot of tea.

▪ fill

▪

She filled the pot with boiling water.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the pot

▪

Is there any more tea in the pot?

▪ pot of

3 container for storing things, growing plants, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ ceramic, clay, earthenware, iron, plastic, terracotta

▪ flower, plant

▪ paint, pepper (esp. BrE) (usually pepper shaker in AmE)

▪ chamber

▪ chimney

▪ lobster

VERB + POT

▪ grow sth in, plant sth in

▪ fill

POT + VERB

▪ be filled with sth, be full of sth, contain sth

▪

a clay pot full of oil

POT + NOUN

▪ plant (BrE)

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the pot, into a/the pot

▪

Plants in pots require more water than you might think.

▪ pot of

▪

a pot of glue (BrE)

▪

a pot of geraniums