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List of meaning for pocket

a small pouch sewn in someone’s clothing

pocket(noun)

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

pouch, sac, sack, pocket(noun)

an enclosed space

"the trapped miners found a pocket of air"

pocket(noun)

a supply of money

"they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"

pocket(noun)

(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left

"the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"

scoop, pocket(noun)

a hollow concave shape made by removing something

air pocket, pocket, air hole(noun)

a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

pocket(noun)

a small isolated group of people

"they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"

pouch, pocket(noun)

(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)

pocket(verb)

an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck

pocket(verb)

put in one's pocket

"He pocketed the change"

pocket, bag(verb)

take unlawfully

of a size that is less than average

a pocket dictionary

of or relating to money, banking, or investments

his pocket involvement in the company was minimal

available money

the fancy sports car I wanted to buy for myself was beyond my pocket

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

pocketed my anger and just let the insult pass

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

she casually pocketed the note from his desk to read later

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

pocketed his wife's messy habits

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