pot (noun)

metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne (noun)

a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

pot, potful (noun)

the quantity contained in a pot

pot, flowerpot (noun)

a container in which plants are cultivated

batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad (noun)

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

pot, jackpot, kitty (noun)

the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)

pot, potbelly, bay window, corporation, tummy (noun)

slang for a paunch

potentiometer, pot (noun)

a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets

pot, grass, green goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane (verb)

street names for marijuana

pot (verb)

plant in a pot

"He potted the palm"

Pot

The pot in poker refers to the sum of money that players wager during a single hand or game, according to the betting rules of the variant being played. It is likely that the word "pot" is related to or derived from the word "jackpot." At the conclusion of a hand, either by all but one player folding, or by showdown, the pot is won or shared by the player or players holding the winning cards. Sometimes a pot can be split between many players. This is particularly true in high-low games where not only the highest hand can win, but under appropriate conditions, the lowest hand will win a share of the pot.