Pat vs. Pot: What's the Difference?

To tap gently with the open hand or with something flat.

A round, fairly deep cooking vessel with a handle and often a lid.

To stroke lightly as a gesture of affection.

A short round container for storing or serving food

To mold by tapping gently with the hands or a flat implement.

A coffeepot.

To run or walk with a tapping sound.

A teapot.

To hit something or against something gently or lightly.

Such a container and its contents

A light gentle stroke or tap.

A potful.

The sound made by a light stroke or tap or by light footsteps.

A large drinking cup; a tankard.

A small mass shaped by or as if by patting

A drink of liquor contained in such a cup.

Suitable; fitting

An artistic or decorative ceramic vessel of any shape.

Fitting or satisfactory in a superficial or contrived way, especially in being trite or glib

A flowerpot.

(Games) Being a poker hand that is strong enough to make drawing cards unlikely to improve it.

Something, such as a chimney pot or chamber pot, that resembles a round cooking vessel in appearance or function.

Readily or perfectly as a result of memorization or familiarization

A trap for eels, other fish, or crustaceans, typically consisting of a wicker or wire basket or cage.

The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep

The total amount staked by all the players in one hand in cards.

A light tap or slap, especially with the hands

The area on a card table where stakes are placed.

A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.

A shot in billiards or related games intended to send a ball into a pocket.

To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.

(Informal) A common fund to which members of a group contribute.

To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat

Often pots Informal A large amount

To stroke or fondle (an animal).

(Informal) A potshot.

To gently rain.

(Informal) A potbelly.

Exactly suitable, fitting, apt; timely, convenient, opportune, ready for the occasion; especially of things spoken.

(Informal) A potty or toilet.

Trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality.

Marijuana.

Opportunely, in a timely or suitable way.

See potentiometer.

Perfectly.

To place or plant in a pot

To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog.

To preserve (food) in a pot.

A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap.

To cook in a pot.

A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats.

To shoot (game) for food rather than for sport.

Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely.

(Informal) To shoot with a potshot.

In a pat manner.

(Informal) To win or capture; bag.

The sound made by a gentle blow

(Games) To hit (a ball) into a pocket.

A light touch or stroke

(Informal) To take a potshot.

Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

To make or shape objects from clay, as on a potter's wheel.

Hit lightly;

A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food.

Having only superficial plausibility;

Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly

Exactly suited to the occasion;

A vessel (usually earthenware) used with a seal for storing food, such as a honeypot.

Completely or perfectly;

A vessel used for brewing or serving drinks: a coffeepot or teapot.

A vessel used to hold soil for growing plants, particularly flowers: a flowerpot.

A vessel used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot; a toilet; the lavatory.

A crucible: a melting pot.

A pot-shaped trap used for catching lobsters or other seafood: a lobster pot.

A pot-shaped metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney: a chimney pot.

A perforated cask for draining sugar.

(obsolete) An earthen or pewter cup or mug used for drinking liquor.

A glass of beer in Australia whose size varies regionally but is typically around 10 fl oz (285 mL).

Pothole, sinkhole, vertical cave.

A shallow hole used in certain games played with marbles. The marbles placed in it are called potsies.

Ruin or deterioration.

(historical) Any of various traditional units of volume notionally based on the capacity of a pot.

(historical) An iron hat with a broad brim worn as a helmet.

(rail transport) A pot-shaped non-conducting (usually ceramic) stand that supports an electrified rail while insulating it from the ground.

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.

A favorite: a heavily-backed horse.

(slang) potbelly: a pot-shaped belly, a paunch.

(slang) potshot: a haphazard shot; an easy or cheap shot.

A plaster cast.

(historical) nodot=a: a former size of paper, 12.5 × 15 inches.

Marijuana.

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, screwdriver, etc.

(RPG) potion

To put (something) into a pot.

To preserve by bottling or canning.

To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.

To be capable of being potted.

(transitive) To shoot with a firearm.

To take a pot shot, or haphazard shot, with a firearm.

To secure; gain; win; bag.

(British) To send someone to gaol, expeditiously.

To tipple; to drink.

(transitive) To drain (e.g. sugar of the molasses) in a perforated cask.

To seat a person, usually a young child, on a potty or toilet, typically during toilet teaching.

To apply a plaster cast to a broken limb.

To catch (a fish, eel, etc) via a pot.

To score (a drop goal).

To fade volume in or out by means of a potentiometer.

A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a flower pot; a bean pot.

An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug.

The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of ale.

A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney; a chimney pot.

A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.

A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc.

A perforated cask for draining sugar.

A size of paper. See Pott.

Marijuana.

The total of the bets at stake at one time, as in racing or card playing; the pool;

A plain defensive headpiece; later, and perhaps in a jocose sense, any helmet; - called also pot helmet.

The total of the bets at one time; the pool.

To place or inclose in pots

To shoot for the pot, i.e., cooking; to secure or hit by a pot shot; to shoot when no special skill is needed.

To secure; gain; win; bag.

To tipple; to drink.

To take a pot shot or shots, as at game or an enemy.

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

A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

The quantity contained in a pot

A container in which plants are cultivated

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

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

Slang terms for a paunch

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

Street names for marijuana

Plant in a pot;