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noun (plural pock·ets) |
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1. small pouch in clothes: a shaped piece of material forming part of an item of clothing and used to hold small items, e.g. inside pants or on the outside of a shirt
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2. small fitted pouch: a small fitted pouch, e.g. a pouch-shaped compartment on the inside of a bag
  The suitcase has several inside pockets.
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3. small pouch: a small pouch, bag, or purse
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4. personal money: somebody's personal financial resources
a vacation paid for out of his own pocket
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5. small differentiated area: a small area differentiated from neighboring areas by a particular feature
pockets of wealth
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6. cavity: a type of cavity or opening
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7. zoology sac on animal: a pouch-shaped sac on an animal's body
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8. geology quantity of ore in cavity: the quantity of petroleum, natural gas, or mineral found in an underground cavity, or a cavity that contains such a substance
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9. sports boxed-in position in race: a position in a race in which a competitor is blocked by others
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10. cue games pouch on playing table: a pouch or net at each corner and side of a billiard or pool table
He sank the red in the side pocket.
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11. football area for a quarterback to throw: in football, a defended area behind the offensive line in which a quarterback can stand to throw the ball
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12. U.S. bowling space separating 2 pins: in bowling, a space between two pins, especially the head pin and one adjacent to it
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13. baseball center of baseball glove: the depression in the center of a baseball glove where the ball is caught
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14. aviation
Same as air pocket
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transitive verb (past and past participle pock·et·ed, present participle pock·et·ing, 3rd person present singular pock·ets) |
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1. put something in pocket: to put something into a pocket
She pocketed the change.
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2. take something dishonestly: to appropriate something, often dishonestly
They buy tickets cheaply, sell them for high prices, and pocket the difference.
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3. cue games hit ball into pocket: to hit a ball into one of the pockets on a billiard or pool table
pocket the black
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4. put up with something: to tolerate something unpleasant, especially an insult, without protesting or retaliating
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5. suppress feeling: to hide or suppress a feeling
Pocket your pride and admit you were wrong.
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6. enclose or surround somebody or something: to enclose or hem in somebody or something
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7. U.S. politics retain piece of legislation: to retain a legislative bill without signing it, especially as a president, in order to stop it becoming approved by Congress
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1. small enough to carry in pocket: designed for carrying in a pocket
a pocket flashlight
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2. small: small, especially smaller than something larger of the same type
a pocket trumpet
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3. contained: isolated and contained in small areas
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| [15th century. < Anglo-Norman pokete "small bag" < poke "bag"] |
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have deep pockets to have large financial resources
a price-cutting war which will be won by whoever has the deepest pockets
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in pocket making a profit from something
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in somebody's pocket
1. fully under somebody's control
2. almost certain to be won by somebody
We thought she had the race in her pocket.
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line your pocket(s) to profit at the expense of others
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out of pocket having lost money on something or spent money without benefit
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pick somebody's pocket to steal something from somebody's pocket without the person feeling or noticing
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