pot-bound

English

adj

Definitions

(of a potted plant) Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow.

Etymology

Compound from English pot (pit, marijuana, pot, hollow, chamberpot, cavity) + English bound (tied, connected, destined to).

Origin

English

bound

Gloss

tied, connected, destined to

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

antibound English
antipot English
barkbound English
beachbound English
beanpot English
bedbound English
bound English
boundary English
bounden English
bounder English
boundest English
boundeth English
boundless English
boundling English
boundness English
boundstone English
brassbound English
browbound English
calfbound English
casebound English
cellbound English
chairbound English
citybound English
cliffbound English
clothbound English
coalpot English
coastbound English
collegebound English
cookpot English
couchbound English
crackpot English
crockpot English
cropbound English
dashpot English
data-bound English
deathbound English
deskbound English
disbound English
downbound English
dreambound English
dutybound English
dyepot English
earthbound English
eastbound English
eelpot English
egg-bound English
firbound English
firepot English
fishpot English
flashpot English
fleshpot English
flowerpot English
fluid-bound English
fogbound English
footbound English
frostbound English
fuckpot English
full-bound English
fusspot English
gluepot English
goalbound English
half-bound English
handbound English
hardbound English
hellbound English
hidebound English
hodgepodge English
homebound English
honeypot English
hoofbound English
horsebound English
hotpot English
housebound English
icebound English
imbound English
inbound English
inkpot English
ironbound English
jampot English
kneebound English
landbound English
leatherbound English
lickpot English
matchpot English
musclebound English
nonbound English
northbound English
oathbound English
outbound English
overbound English
overpot English
paperbound English
pisspot English
platebound English
pot English
pot marigold English
pot-house English
potaholic English
potale English
potbank English
potbellied English
potbelly English
potboy English
potcake English
potful English
potgun English
pothanger English
pothead English
potherb English
potholder English
pothole English
pothook English
pothunter English
pothunting English
potless English
potlid English
potlike English
potline English
potluck English
potman English
potpie English
potsherd English
potshot English
potstick English
potstone English
pottable English
potter English
potty English
potworm English
prebound English
printbound English
quart-pot English
quasibound English
railbound English
rangebound English
reel-pot English
repot English
rockbound English
rootbound English
rulebound English
rumpot English
saucepot English
scalebound English
screenbound English
seabound English
sexpot English
shipbound English
shitpot English
shorebound English
skinbound English
skybound English
sleepbound English
snowbound English
softbound English
southbound English
spellbound English
spiralbound English
stagebound English
stewpot English
stinkpot English
stockpot English
stormbound English
strikebound English
sulkpot English
swankpot English
swill-pot English
tarpot English
teapot English
thumbpot English
timebound English
tosspot English
traditionbound English
trampot English
treebound English
try pot English
underbound English
underpot English
unpot English
upbound English
washpot English
waterpot English
weatherbound English
westbound English
wheelchairbound English
whitepot English
windbound English
wirebound English
worldbound English
potti Finnish
bound Middle English
pot Middle English
potsticker Chinese
poto Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja