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POTTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(British informal) summarized or abridged
Example:
a potted version of a novel
Classified under:
Similar:
abridged ((used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Preserved in a pot or can or jar
Example:
potted shrimp
Classified under:
Similar:
preserved (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of plants; planted or grown in a pot
Example:
potted geraniums
Classified under:
Adjectives
Antonym:
unpotted (not planted in pots)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb pot
