potluck

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Synonyms: pot luck, pot-luck

Antonyms: pot luck, pot-luck

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|dated}} A [[meal]], especially one [[offer#Verb|offered]] to a [[guest]], consisting of whatever [[food]] is [[available]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} [[whatever|Whatever]] is available in a particular [[situation]].
3. {{lb|en|originally|Canada|US}} A [[shared#Adjective|shared]] meal consisting of whatever guests have brought (sometimes without prior [[arrangement]]); a [[potlatch]]; also, a [[dish#Noun|dish]] of food brought to such a meal.
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The [[last#Adjective|last]] [[draft#Noun|draft]] or [[portion#Noun|portion]] of an [[alcoholic]] [[beverage]] in a [[pot#Noun|pot]] or other [[drinking#Adjective|drinking]] [[vessel]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To take part in a potluck, where each participant brings a meal to be shared by all.

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