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Potato
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- 1 The rhythmic sound produced by a V-twin engine—a distinctive deep, throaty exhaust note. often, onomatopoeic, repeated
- 1 A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber. countable, uncountable
"Do not let your child have potato for another year; he will probably take milk well enough after he is weaned."
- 2 an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland wordnet
- 3 A sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 4 annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous wordnet
- 5 A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking. UK, countable, informal, uncountable
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- 6 A person or animal shaped like a potato, that is, with a large belly and/or short legs. countable, uncountable
- 7 Metaphor for a person or thing of little value. countable, uncountable
"I don't value Monſieur de Champignon a rotten potatoe; […]"
- 8 Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.; A mentally handicapped person. countable, offensive, slang, uncountable
- 9 Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.; A camera that takes poor-quality pictures or videos. countable, humorous, uncountable
- 10 Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.; An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size. countable, humorous, slang, uncountable
"When most people refer to their computers as a potato they're being hyperbolic, but not Ethan. He plays Overwatch at 800x600 resolution with all settings on low and is excited when he gets 30 fps."
- 1 To hit very hard; to pummel. slang, transitive
"Bradshaw doesn't find much humour in it though, and beats the tar out of Dustin, potatoing him with every blow."
- 2 To hit with a thrown or fired potato. transitive
"Yvonne and Lee Swee potatoed Deputy Lestrade multiple times before Sheriff Moran potatoed them both. […] Suddenly, Sheriff Moran heard the click click of an empty weapon. He turned to see that both Mayor Eliza and Kat had run out of ammunition."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”).
Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”).
Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”).
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