/ Dictionary / Index P potluck: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pot•luck Pronunciation: (pot'luk", -luk'), [key] — n. food or a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase: to take potluck with a friend. Also calleda meal, esp. for a large group, to which participants bring various foods to be shared. whatever is available or comes one's way: With fluctuating interest rates, homebuyers are learning to take potluck with the banks. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: potluck (Thesaurus) pot liquor pot marigold Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inutiae Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language