Pat vs. Pot
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.
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.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 expressionPotnoun
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 shoulderPotnoun
A favorite: a heavily-backed horse.
Patadjective
having only superficial plausibility;
glib promisesa slick commercialPotnoun
(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 replyPotnoun
(slang) nodot=a: a pot-shaped belly, a paunch.
Patadverb
completely or perfectly;
he has the lesson pathad the system down patPotnoun
(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
(RPG) lang=en
Potverb
To put (something) into a pot.
to pot a plantPotverb
To preserve by bottling or canning.
potted meatPotverb
(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 offPotverb
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 plentyPotnoun
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
