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1 ♦ pot
♦ pot /pɒt/n.10 (fam., = pot of money) mucchio di quattrini; forte somma di denaro: to have [to inherit, to make] pots of money, avere [ereditare, fare] un sacco di quattrini; to put the pot on a favourite horse, puntare una grossa somma su un cavallo favorito15 (= pot-shot) sparo (o tiro) a casaccio; tiro facile; ( anche fig.) tentativo vano; critica infondata● (fam.) pot belly, grossa pancia; pancione; trippa; ( USA anche) stufetta panciuta □ pot-bellied, con una grossa pancia; dal ventre sporgente; ( anche di oggetto) panciuto: pot-bellied stove, stufetta panciuta □ pot-boy, garzone d'osteria □ ( slang USA) pot bust, retata di drogati □ pot clay, argilla per vasi (o per crogioli) □ pot culture, (bot.) coltivazione in vaso; ( slang antiq.) la cultura della marijuana □ pot-herbs, erbe da cucina; erbe aromatiche □ pot lead, piombaggine usata per scafi d'imbarcazioni da corsa □ ( cucina) pot liquor, sugo di cottura ( che resta nella pentola) □ pot luck ► potluck □ (bot.) pot marigold ( Calendula officinalis), calendola; fiorrancio □ pot-metal, (metall.) lega di rame e piombo; ( anche) vetro colorato nel crogiolo □ a pot of tea, una teiera (piena) di tè □ pot plant, pianta da vaso □ ( cucina) pot roast, arrosto morto ( nel tegame) □ (archeol.) pot-sherd, frammento di vaso □ pot-shot = def. 15 ► sopra □ (ind.) pot still, distillatore □ (fam.) to go to pot, andare in malora (o in rovina) □ (fig.) to keep the pot boiling, mandare avanti la baracca; riuscire a tirare avanti □ ( poker) to be in the pot, giocare; starci (fam.) □ (fig.) to make the pot boil, guadagnarsi il pane; sbarcare il lunario □ ( poker) to stay in the pot = to be in the pot ► sopra □ (fam.) ( It's a case of) the pot calling the kettle black, (senti) da che pulpito viene la predica!; senti chi parla! □ (prov.) A watched pot never boils, pentola guardata non bolle mai; il desiderio rende più lunga l'attesa.(to) pot /pɒt/A v. t.B v. i.
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pot liquor — the liquid left after meat and vegetables have been cooked, often used for broth or gravy: also potlikker or potlickker n … English World dictionary
pot liquor — noun the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked • Syn: ↑liquor, ↑pot likker • Hypernyms: ↑broth, ↑stock * * * ˈpot liquor 7 [pot liquor] … Useful english dictionary
pot liquor — Midland and Southern U.S. the broth in which meat or vegetables, as salt pork or greens, have been cooked. Also, pot liquor. [1735 45] * * * … Universalium
pot liquor — pot′ liq uor n. dial. the broth in which meat or vegetables, as salt pork or greens, have been cooked • Etymology: 1735–45 … From formal English to slang
pot liquor — noun Date: 1744 the liquid left in a pot after cooking something … New Collegiate Dictionary
pot liquor — noun The liquid left after boiling greens, such as collard greens, mustard greens, or turnip greens … Wiktionary
pot-liquor — … Useful english dictionary
pot|lik|ker — pot|lick|er or pot|lik|ker «POT LIHK uhr», noun. = pot liquor. (Cf. ↑pot liquor) … Useful english dictionary
pot|lick|er — or pot|lik|ker «POT LIHK uhr», noun. = pot liquor. (Cf. ↑pot liquor) … Useful english dictionary
pot — 1. to kill by shooting Referring to hunting for the cooking pot, but now also used of attempts to kill or wound: ... wasn t anything much else to shoot at so I took to potting them. (Sharpe, 1978) A pot shot is one taken without… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
liquor — 1. noun /ˈlɪ.kə(ɹ),ˈlɪ.kɝ/ a) A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both). b) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation. Syn: spirits … Wiktionary