potato

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.

   Do not let your child have potato for another year; he will probably take milk well enough after he is weaned.

2. 2
   noun

   Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.

   I don't value Monſieur de Champignon a rotten potatoe; […]

3. 3
   verb

   To hit very hard; to pummel.

   Bradshaw doesn't find much humour in it though, and beats the tar out of Dustin, potatoing him with every blow.

4. 4
   verb

   To hit with a thrown or fired potato.

   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.

5. 5
   noun

   an edible tuber native to South America

6. 6
   noun

   annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers

7. 7
   noun

   A sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

8. 8
   noun

   A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”).