potted
adjective
[ ˈpɒtɪd ]
• (of a plant) planted or grown in a flowerpot and usually kept indoors.
• "an array of exotic potted palms"
• (of meat or fish) preserved in a sealed pot or jar.
• "potted shrimps"
• (of a biographical or historical account) put into a short and easily assimilable form.
• "a potted history of the band's career"
• intoxicated by drink or drugs, especially cannabis.
• "a party where everybody was pretty much potted"
• (of an electrical component or circuit) encapsulated in insulating material.
pot
verb
• plant in a flowerpot.
• "pot individual cuttings as soon as you see new young leaves"
• preserve (food, especially meat or fish) in a sealed pot or jar.
• "venison can be potted in the same way as tongue"
• strike (a ball) into a pocket.
• "he failed to pot a red at close range"
• hit or kill by shooting.
• "he was shot in the eye as neighbours potted clay pigeons"
• make articles from earthenware or baked clay.
• "why not paint or pot in the sun this winter?"
• sit (a young child) on a potty.
• encapsulate (an electrical component or circuit) in a synthetic resin or similar insulating material which sets solid.
Origin:
late Old English pott, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French pot ; of unknown ultimate origin (compare with late Latin potus ‘drinking cup’). Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th century.
pot
verb
• score (a goal).
• "the English Lion potted two penalties of his own"
