1. subst. Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
2. subst. Various plants not in family Poaceae that resemble grasses.
3. subst. A lawn.
4. subst. (slang) Marijuana.
5. subst. (Britain, slang) An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.
6. subst. (physics) Sharp, closely spaced discontinuities in the trace of a cathode-ray tube, produced by random interference.
7. subst. (slang) Noise on an A-scope or similar type of radar display.
8. subst. The season of fresh grass; spring.
9. subst. (obsolete, figurative) That which is transitory.
10. subst. (folk etymology) Asparagus.
11. v. To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).
12. v. (transitive, or intransitive, slang) To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.
13. v. To cover with grass or with turf.
14. v. To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.
1. subst. A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
2. subst. The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
out of puff
3. subst. A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
puff of smoke
4. subst. (informal) An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
5. subst. A flamboyant or alluring statement about an object's quality.
6. subst. (dated, slang) A puffer, one who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; an act or scam of that type.
7. subst. A puffball.
8. subst. A powder puff.
9. subst. (slang) The drug cannabis.
10. subst. A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
cream puff
11. subst. (derogatory, slang) A homosexual; a poof.
12. subst. (slang) Life.
13. v. (intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
14. v. (intransitive) To pant.
15. v. (transitive, archaic) To advertise.
16. v. To blow as an expression of scorn.
17. v. To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
18. v. To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
19. v. To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
20. v. To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
21. v. To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate.
a bladder puffed with air
22. v. To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, etc.; often with up.
23. v. To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
4. [3] (umgangssprachlich), ohne Plural: Marihuana
[1] Metal pots are made from a narrow range of metals because pots and pans need to conduct heat well, but also need to be chemically unreactive[.]
Metalltöpfe werden aus einer kleinen Auswahl an Metallen hergestellt, weil Töpfe und Pfannen Hitze gut leiten müssen, aber gleichzeitig chemisch nicht reagieren dürfen.
1. subst. A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food.
2. subst. Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly
3. subst. A vessel (usually earthenware) used with a seal for storing food, such as a honeypot.
4. subst. A vessel used for brewing or serving drinks: a coffee or teapot.
5. subst. A vessel used to hold soil for growing plants, particularly flowers: a flowerpot.
6. subst. (archaic except in fixed expressions) A vessel used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot; (figuratively, slang) a toilet; the lavatory.
Shit or get off the pot.
7. subst. A crucible: a melting pot.
8. subst. A pot-shaped trap used for catching lobsters or other seafood: a lobsterpot.
9. subst. A pot-shaped metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney: a chimney pot.
10. subst. A perforated cask for draining sugar.
11. subst. (obsolete) An earthen or pewter cup or mug used for drinking liquor.
12. subst. (Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania) A glass of beer in Australia whose size varies regionally but is typically around 10 fl oz (285 mL).
13. subst. (archaic except in place names) Pothole, sinkhole, vertical cave e.g.
14. subst. (slang) Ruin or deterioration.
After his arrest, his prospects went to pot.
15. subst. (historical) An iron hat with a broad brim worn as a helmet.
16. subst. (rail transport) A pot-shaped non-conducting (usually ceramic) stand that supports an electrified rail while insulating it from the ground.
17. subst. (gambling) The money available to be won in a hand of poker or a round of other games of chance; (figuratively) any sum of money being used as an enticement.
No one's interested. You need to sweeten the pot.
18. subst. (horse-racing) A favorite: a heavily-backed horse.
19. subst. (sports) The act of causing a ball to fall into a pocket in cue sports such as billiards.
20. subst. (slang) (clipping of potbelly): a pot-shaped belly, a paunch.
21. subst. (slang) (clipping of potshot): a haphazard shot; an easy or cheap shot.
22. subst. (chiefly East Midlands, Yorkshire) A plaster cast.
23. subst. (historical) Alternative form of pott: a former size of paper, 12.5 × 15 inches.
24. subst. topics, en, Poker, Billiards, Snooker, Pool, Headwear, Armor, Paper sizes
25. v. To put (something) into a pot.
to pot a plant
26. v. To preserve by bottling or canning.
potted meat
27. v. (cue sports) To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.
28. v. (cue sports) To be capable of being potted.
The black ball doesn't pot; the red is in the way.
29. v. To shoot with a firearm.
30. v. (intransitive, dated) To take a pot shot, or haphazard shot, with a firearm.
31. v. (transitive, colloquial) To secure; gain; win; bag.
32. v. (British) To send someone to gaol, expeditiously.
33. v. (obsolete, dialect, UK) To tipple; to drink.
34. v. To drain (e.g. sugar of the molasses) in a perforated cask.
35. v. (transitive, British) To seat a person, usually a young child, on a potty or toilet, typically during toilet teaching.
Could you please pot the children before sending them to bed?
36. v. (chiefly East Midlands) To apply a plaster cast to a broken limb.
37. subst. (slang) Marijuana
38. subst. (slang) A simple electromechanical device used to control resistance or voltage (often to adjust sound volume) in an electronic device by rotating or sliding when manipulated by a human thumb, screwdr
14. subst. (archaic) An article of dress worn in token of grief; a mourning garment or badge.
15. subst. (archaic, especially, in the plural as "widow's weeds") (Female) mourning apparel.
He wore a weed on his hat.
16. subst. (Scotland) A sudden illness or relapse, often attended with fever, which befalls those who are about to give birth, are giving birth, or have recently given birth or miscarried or aborted.
17. v. simple past tense and past participle of wee
Mary Jane
Mary Jane
1. subst. (slang) Marijuana.
2. subst. A type of shoe, usually for a girl, having a rounded toe and a strap with a buckle.
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