Pat vs. Pot

Pat vs. Pot — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Pat and Pot

Patnoun

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

Potnoun

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

Patnoun

A light tap or slap, especially with the hands

Potnoun

Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly

Patnoun

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

Potnoun

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

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Patnoun

Patent.

Potnoun

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

Patnoun

(knitting) Pattern.

Potnoun

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

Patverb

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

To show affection, he decided he would pat the boy on the head.

Potnoun

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

Shit or get off the pot.
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Patverb

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

I patted the cookie dough into shape.

Potnoun

A crucible: a melting pot.

Patverb

To stroke or fondle (an animal).

Do you want to pat the cat?

Potnoun

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

Patverb

To gently rain.

Potnoun

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

Patadjective

Timely, suitable, apt, opportune, ready for the occasion; especially of things spoken.

a pat expression

Potnoun

A perforated cask for draining sugar.

Patadjective

Trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality.

Potnoun

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

Patadverb

Opportunely, in a timely or suitable way.

Potnoun

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

Patadverb

Perfectly.

He has the routine down pat.

Potnoun

(slang) Ruin or deterioration.

After his arrest, his prospects went to pot.

Patnoun

the sound made by a gentle blow

Potnoun

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

Patnoun

a light touch or stroke

Potnoun

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

Patverb

pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

Potnoun

(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.

Patverb

hit lightly;

pat him on the shoulder

Potnoun

A favorite: a heavily-backed horse.

Patadjective

having only superficial plausibility;

glib promisesa slick commercial

Potnoun

(sports) The act of causing a ball to fall into a pocket in cue sports such as billiards.

Patadjective

exactly suited to the occasion;

a pat reply

Potnoun

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

Patadverb

completely or perfectly;

he has the lesson pathad the system down pat

Potnoun

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

Potnoun

A plaster cast.

Potnoun

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

Potnoun

Marijuana

Potnoun

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.

Potnoun

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Potverb

To put (something) into a pot.

to pot a plant

Potverb

To preserve by bottling or canning.

potted meat

Potverb

(cue sports) To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.

Potverb

(cue sports) To be capable of being potted.

The black ball doesn't pot; the red is in the way.

Potverb

(transitive) To shoot with a firearm.

Potverb

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

Potverb

To secure; gain; win; bag.

Potverb

(British) To send someone to gaol, expeditiously.

Potverb

To tipple; to drink.

Potverb

(transitive) To drain.

to pot sugar, by taking it from the cooler, and placing it in hogsheads, etc. with perforated heads, through which the molasses drains off

Potverb

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

Could you please pot the children before sending them to bed?

Potverb

To apply a plaster cast to a broken limb.

Potnoun

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

Potnoun

a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

Potnoun

the quantity contained in a pot

Potnoun

a container in which plants are cultivated

Potnoun

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

a batch of lettersa deal of troublea lot of moneyhe made a mint on the stock marketit must have cost plenty

Potnoun

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

Potnoun

slang terms for a paunch

Potnoun

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

Potnoun

street names for marijuana

Potverb

plant in a pot;

He potted the palm