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potted — [pät′id] adj. 1. put into a pot [a potted plant] 2. cooked or preserved in a pot or can ☆ 3. Slang intoxicated; drunk 4. [Chiefly Brit.] condensed or summarized, often so as to be too brief, superficial, etc. [potted biographies] … English World dictionary
potted — ► ADJECTIVE 1) grown or preserved in a pot. 2) (of an account) put into a short, accessible form … English terms dictionary
potted — [[t]pɒ̱tɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Potted meat or fish is cooked meat or fish, usually in the form of a paste, which has been put into a small sealed container. ...potted shrimps. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A potted history or biography contains just the main… … English dictionary
potted — adjective (only before noun) 1 a potted plant grows indoors in a pot: a potted palm 2 a potted history/version especially BrE a short explanation or description of something that gives only the main facts: short potted histories of all the teams… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
potted — adjective 1. of plants; planted or grown in a pot potted geraniums • Ant: ↑unpotted 2. preserved in a pot or can or jar potted meat potted shrimp • Similar to: ↑preserved … Useful english dictionary
Potted — Pot Pot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Potted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Potting}.] 1. To place or inclose in pots; as: (a) To preserve seasoned in pots. Potted fowl and fish. Dryden. (b) To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or bulbs. (c) To drain; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
potted — pot|ted [ˈpɔtıd US ˈpa: ] adj [only before noun] 1.) growing indoors in a pot ▪ a potted plant 2.) potted history/biography/version BrE a short and simple explanation or description that gives only the most important facts about someone or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
potted — [ˈpɒtɪd] adj British 1) giving a short summary of the facts a potted history[/ex] 2) potted food is preserved in a POT 3) growing in a pot a potted plant[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
potted — UK [ˈpɒtɪd] / US [ˈpɑtəd] adjective British 1) giving a short summary of the facts a potted history 2) preserved in a pot, usually as a thick substance potted meat … English dictionary
potted — /pot id/, adj. 1. placed or enclosed in a pot. 2. transplanted into or grown in a pot. 3. preserved or cooked in a pot: potted beef. 4. Slang. drunk. 5. Brit. Slang. (of the treatment of a subject) shallow; superficial. [1640 50; 1920 25 for def … Universalium
