abbr. Premenstrual syndrome.

abbr. Premenstrual tension.

—n. Long seed-vessel, esp. Of a pea or bean. —v. (-dd-) 1 bear or form pods.

- remove (peas etc.) From pods. [origin unknown]

n. Austral. & nz slang offens. = *pommy. [abbreviation]

Abbr. Population.

- art n. Art based on modern popular culture and the mass media.

- culture n. Commercial culture based on popular taste.

- —n. - sudden sharp explosive sound as of a cork when drawn.

- colloq. Effervescent drink. —v. (-pp-) 1 (cause to) make a pop.

- (foll. By in, out, up, etc.) Go, move, come, or put unexpectedly or abruptly (pop out to the shop).

- slang pawn. —adv. With the sound of a pop (go pop). pop off colloq. Die. Pop the question colloq. Propose marriage. [imitative]

- n. Colloq. - (in full pop music) highly successful commercial music, esp. Since the 1950s.

- (attrib.) Of or relating to pop music (pop concert, group, song).

- pop record or song (top of the pops). [abbreviation]

- n. Esp. Us colloq. Father. [from *papa]

luck n. Whatever is available.

- plant n. Plant grown in a flowerpot.

- roast n. Piece of meat cooked slowly in a covered dish. pot-roast v.

- —n. - rounded ceramic, metal, or glass vessel for holding liquids or solids or for cooking in.

- flowerpot, teapot, etc.

- contents of a pot.

- chamber-pot; child's potty.

- total amount bet in a game etc.

- (usu. In pl.) Colloq. Large sum (pots of money).

- slang silver cup etc. As a trophy. —v. (-tt-) 1 place in a pot.

- (usu. As potted adj.) Preserve in a sealed pot (potted shrimps).

- pocket (a ball) in billiards etc.

- abridge or epitomize.

- shoot at, hit, or kill (an animal) with a pot-shot.

- seize or secure. go to pot colloq. Deteriorate; be ruined. potful n. (pl. -s). [old english from latin]

- n. Slang marijuana. [mexican spanish potiguaya]

abbr. Prisoner of war.

- int. Expressing the sound of a blow or explosion. [imitative]

n. - virus disease leaving pock-marks.

- colloq. = *syphilis. [alteration of pocks pl. Of *pock]

abbr. Parts per million.

abbr. - parliamentary private secretary.

- additional postscript. [sense 2 from post-postscript]